gracie - you posted, 'I am trying to figure out just how bad the reality is.'
the reality is that this closure is a major problem for lots of folks in the three historic neighborhoods. lots of folks do not have a car and use a golf cart only. lots of folks also do grocery shopping at walmart and aldi's because of the lower prices there than at publix and winn dixie. several of my neighbors own a car - but hate to take it out on the highway - they are intimidated there - and really only take it out if they have to go way off campus [mostly to another golf course!
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the loss of this path is a major inconvenience to them. i really fear for them if they have to go out on the highway - and i fear for myself if i am going to be on the highway at the same time as they are!
we live in the village of silver lake - with the lake county ems squad right outside our griffin ave gate - we hear the sirens frequently - and sometimes they have responded to some pretty humdinger accidents @ main/441, avenida central/441, rolling acres/441. adding some of our neighbors in cars into this traffic is something i can really be concerned about!
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