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Originally Posted by villages07

Today's article gives praise to the VHA for working with the Developer on a solution. No back story on who put the wall up, why, or the timing. No apologies for the disruption, lack of forethought, etc.

I am still wondering if the action isn't tied to the Developer's desire to add on to TV inside the Fruitland Park town limits. If you read the report of the meeting Monday night with the town commission, TV's reps made a big deal about Fruitland residents not being able to have golf cart access thru the "new" Villages neighborhoods to get to Colony shopping center and points beyond within TV. So, to ward off a rebuttal from Fruitland that there is already a precedent between TV and Stonecrest at the "hole in the wall", they put up a wall blocking off external access just 2 days before the Fruitland meeting.

The solution, with gated access restricted to Villages residents, will satisfy the vast majority of the folks affected by this action. Stonecrest/Spruce Creek folks are shut out. It will no doubt require Villagers with golf carts to have a gate access card in their cart. I can't imagine you would be able to push a button to get through the gate. I also wonder if there will be an issue with Lady Lake about putting up a controlled gate.

It's a workable solution to a problem that was very poorly handled. Will we ever hear the real story behind it all?

I agree, the Fruitland Park situation may have been the reason for the wall, I guess we will never know for sure. I think if that is the case, you may find other open areas in the Villages now to be restricted as well.

Now we have to hope that the land owners beyond the gate still allow the access through their properties. I hope all is resolved so that those residents which use the doctor's offices and such can get back to the access they require.