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Originally Posted by leftyf
Bring back the wall!
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The problem with the wall was that it was more of a hinderance to Villages wanting to get to all of the businesses on that side by golf cart than it was a deterrent for outsiders to come in. I don't have statistics, but by my observation, which I admit is not much, there are more Villagers going to Lowes, Wal-Mart, Aldi, Beales etc than there are outsiders coming this way.
When the wall was built, my wife worked at Aldi (She has since changed jobs.) and she did not have a driver's license, (She has since gotten one). That meant that I was driving her to and from work four to five days a week, sometimes at 3:00 am.
Now you may say, "too bad, she chose to work there" and that's true. But, she chose to work there with the knowledge that the gate was open and she could get back and forth to work on a golf cart.
No, the wall is not the answer. I honestly believe that while there may be a few people from the outside sneaking onto our golf courses after hours, I don't think that the problem was so widespread that it necessitated inconveniencing the thousands of Villages residents who use that gate.
No, there is nothing in writing that says that we should have access to that area by golf cart. But it was very unfair, to people who have lived over here for 5-10-20-30 years, and had been using that gate for all that time, to have it taken away.
No, a wall is not the answer
I don't know if there's a camera there or not. I never noticed. But, if there is then it should be fairly easy to track down whoever is responsible for damaging the gate and make them pay for it.