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Old 09-11-2014, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Bonanza View Post
And if we got rid of the guards in addition to the gates,
we'd be saving well over a million dollars a year.
That isn't exactly chump change!

Ohhhhhh . . . am I gonna get comments about this!!?!
Most likely! But I think we could solve a lot of problems by taking the gates down and installing serious speed bumps. It would save money on broken gate arms, greeter salaries, and still slow traffic down enough for golf carts to have their turn. The only thing missing would be someone there to give lost motorists directions. But there are few, if any, gate people in the southern regions of TV anyway.

The recent article touting the new high-def cameras and signs saying you are being filmed... well, that may make it possible to track down a motorist breaking the gates, but it's not going to help with the golf cart drivers since there's no ID on the golf carts.
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