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Old 06-09-2012, 08:26 PM
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I understand your concern that TV is touted to be a safe community. I think it is a very safe community. However, it is not isolated, it is not guarded, it is not covered in a bubble and it is not without neighboring communities as well as probably some of its own resident deviants. There is no where one can go where nothing happens. We live in a small community North of Seattle (until we get to our new home in TV hopefully in October) and we have 1000 people in our town, no street lights, no businesses and no police force. We contract with neighboring communities for emergency services. Almost nothing happens. Almost. And when it does, there is panic. When our garage was robbed it was like the crime of the year for the contracted police. No where has no crime. It needs to be addressed when it happens, but no one should be under an illusion that they are insulated, protected and immune from the world as a whole when they move to The Villages or they move to Woodway, Washington! Life happens wherever you are-health issues, family, personal intrustions, disappointments. Let's hope that TV stays organized to address these matters as they occur to keep them from increasing or becoming a common occurrence. Neighborhood awareness is the best deterrant to any crime. Keep your eyes open, your doors locked and your neighbors phone numbers close at hand, in case they need you or you need them!