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Originally Posted by islandgal
Atjack and redwitch -
I agree with you that the gates are a deterrence for the uninformed and do slow down traffic.
However, I have always felt that TV's advertising as a gated community is a misnomer. Because the streets are owned by the county,
there is no way the gates can be completely secured. If the developer had chosen to maintain the streets, our current amenity fees
would probably be doubled.
I have reservations about what our security will be when our population reaches 100,000+.
I moved from a community where the gates were manned by two officers and no one was permitted without the authority of the
property owner. The owner would call in guest's name and guest would pick up a pass at a designated spot to gain access so
I was shocked when I moved to this "gated" community. I would have welcomed the amenity fee for that security.
Hopefully TV's security will increase as the population increases.
I disagree with those who want to no longer have gates whatever their lengths. Something is better than nothing in today's world even in The Bubble.
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The PRIMARY GOAL of The Villages is selling homes. When most of us first visited here to consider our future retirement years in FL, we saw all the gates and gate houses and were convinced in was a super secure, "gated community." I believe it's all part of the marketing show. As long as the roadways are publicly maintained and county tax dollars are used for them they have to be accessible to the general public. The gates will not deter those entering for illegal doings. There is camera monitoring at all the gates south of Rte. 466 but I wouldn't count on any of them to provide any photo quality good enough to use as identifying a speficific vehicles or persons. I feel a lot of our amenity monies are used for a lot of show for a lot of dough!