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Originally Posted by gocubsgo
Great photo Dr W...for those of you who have no clue as to the seriousness of this situation (and there are quite a few I see), the wall was put up where it says Cart Trail on the photo.
All of you who are laughing at this and calling us whiners, I want you over there on the south side to imagine a wall going up and blocking off Colony Plaza with no way to get around it. I'm tired of everyone thinking this a "get over it" situation.
This thing was slapped up in the middle of the night. That doesn't say up and up to me...that says sneaky. NO notice and no regard for the fact that residents were going to be stuck on the other side trying to get in after working all night! It's cold, cruel and harsh. I missed a DR appt this morning because my husband took the car and I couldn't get over there! That's not "you people have no clue"...that's reality and reality for us sucks right now.
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Gocubsgo, I think someone posted a picture of the sign that said the path was going to be closed. And surely you know why the wall section was installed without fanfare, perceived entitlement to that path by some was sure to make it difficult.
That's your description that we're all "laughing and calling you whiners", what I said is that the people in the Historic section were aware this could happen anytime, anywhere in that area especially after the electric company closed the path crossing it's property.
I'm sure you were unhappy missing your doctor appointment this morning, I would be too, but in the future you will be able to schedule around the vehicle being available. My husband and I have to do that all the time.
The "hole" was a reference to the gap in The Villages wall allowing any traffic through the Historic section, Winston. I know exactly where the wall section was installed since my husband and I had traversed that path now and then after traveling from the 466A area. Strangely enough, we agreed after taking it ever so slowly last time in May, that we're not doing that again. It is dangerous and I can't imagine the very elderly people, that are being described here, ever driving that route. It is a bad accident waiting to happen and the last time we drove through, there were some panhandlers on the path.
Winston, I also wish the Morse's would make a statement on the reason they made a permanent closure on the path but most of the posters here wouldn't care why. I admire your perspective of the situation.
Njbchbum, I am aware of the history of the cart path and the newest building there. I personally believe Mr. Brown wanted to redirect traffic to access The Villages because it greatly improved the sale value of his property if there was cart access to The Villages, the Morse's may have deduced the same. I'm sure it helped not to have all those Villagers come to the permit meeting to buck the construction.
The roads are public in The Villages and people are welcome to come in and drive on them. The cart paths are not public and therein lies the rub.
EdV, hope you're feeling much better and mending. Thanks to the information you provided, we now know why the fence had to be closed off to the medical facilities but I think the premise that roadways were improved for cart traffic are thin, they were most likely improved for Stonecrest inhabitants.
Ah, well. The powers that be will sort this all out, the life hours are ticking away and I'm trying to make them count. Good luck to all and good to hear from you again, EdV