My parents retired in 1984 in Spring Hill, Florida in a community called Timber Pines. It's located on US Hwy 19 north of St. Petersburg near Weeki Wachee Springs where they have the mermaid shows. The community was started in 1983 was built out around year 1998. They have 1200 acres with 3 golf courses and about 2000 homes. The home styles are much like TV's and residents drive their golf cart on the streets.
Timber Pines is completely surrounded by a 8' masonry wall and has only two entrances with are both gated with 24 hour security. Unless you leave a visitor notification at the gate, your guests cannot enter. I lived in Spring Hill for about a year in 1989 and I can remember in just that year alone Timber Pines had at least a dozen home burglaries. So even with all their security they weren't able to prevent them.
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