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Originally Posted by gadaboutgal
In my humble opinion: The Villages is a "gated community"-as evidenced by the gates that are privately controlled across our public roads.
Doubt that? When you push the gate buttons, the person answering the button says, "Welcome to the Villages." Nice advertisement gimmick for The Village developer.
It just seems to me that when a citizen sees something that is so egregiously against public policy(see Florida Statutes, Section 316.0745) then they should speak up. And that goes for something that has "always been that way."
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Of course it would say Welcome to The Villages, that is where you are.
The developer doesn't need any advertising gimmicks or any advertising period. I imagine all of the new lots in the new area will be sold very quickly as that has been what has happened in the last year.
What does it say in Florida Statutes, section 315.9745? I am guessing that the developer who has made wise decisions about everything else had his lawyers thoroughly research the issue of gates and public law.
I think the gates slow down traffic, allowing golf carts to cross and making everyone pause and they probably keep a lot of accidents from happening. I have ALWAYS known it was not a gated community in the strictest sense like Stonecrest is.