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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox
While I am delighted that a solution appears to have been reached - time will tell - the fact that "liability" has been cited as the reason for the path's closure is of real concern.
There are two areas of cart path that expose users to considerably more risk than this little cut-through, and are thus considerably more of a liability.
I am referring to
1) the cart bridge over 441; and
2) the narrow causeway from 466 to Lake Sumter Landing.
If either of these was closed due to "liability" then we would be in a real bind.
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I'm also delighted the Villages will get their gate back. This will still give Wal-Mart the continued incentive to keep the Duke Energy path open. I feared Wal-Mart would loose incentive should Village Traffic no longer come via Golf Cart to the 441/27 Wal-Mart. I agree with you the bridge is an accident waiting to happen. Very narrow and designed when Golf carts were Golf Carts. As for liability you don't have to be a non-resident to be a liability. You potentially have 70 thousand potential plaintiffs for a law suit. Anyone using the paths could if injured instigate a law suit. Anyone that rents a cart at SS and uses the paths is also a liability and if injured on a path could also instigate a law suit.