Gate Passes
 

Are gate passes keyed to individual houses? We have rented 2 additional houses and 4 golf carts. Unfortunately the total of 6 gate passes and 5 golf carts have all gotten mixed up. Do I need to worry about this? If so, is there an office that can straighten it out? Thanks and Merry Christmas everyone.

Gate passes
 

No, you can use any gate pass on any gate in the Villages.

Although the passes work at all gates, they are keyed to each residence. We just sold one house and purchased another and had to turn in the old gate passes and get new ones keyed to the new house. I would check with the CDD or community watch to see who to contact to determine which passes go to which house.

That's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the info.

This may be a dumb question, but why would they be keyed to individual residences:shrug:

If it is true I assume it would be for logging reasons.

logging what????

Who is coming and going and when/where.


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Gate Card
 

Also if you move to StoneCrest or Spruce Creek and don't turn in your gate card, they can "de-activate" it. At least that was the original intention of serializing and linking the cards to the Villages address.

Skip

And if you lose one. I lost one and had to turn the other one in when I got my new ones. And yes they did deactivate the old one.

The company I use to work for used the same system for accessing certain doors within the company. At one time I had an all access pass that allowed me entrance to every door within the company. The access can be changes on the computer to allow one to go into one door and not the other. I also worked with the company security people and was shown if someone tries to access a door that they are not allowed a press of a key will display their company badge photo on the screen.

The system has a ton of options and it all depends on which ones TV wants to employ.

Okkkkk, got it....Thanks!

Gate Passes
 

We looked at many homes in TV with an outside realtor. He just pulled up to the gates, pushed the red button and the gate opened. This without saying a word. I asked how this was possible. He said the streets within TV are public roads and they're not allowed to refuse entry to anyone. The gate pass is a convenience. The gate opens a few seconds faster than pushing the button but the passes are not necessary.
I don't know how true this is, but I do know that we went all over TV looking at resale homes and were never challenged.

My experience is the same as Bluedog's. We house hunted all over without a gate pass. At the manned gates, we were normally greeted but waived right in. We are pretty non threatening looking however. I've heard there is a photo record made of cars entering gates (resident -non-resident??) but I don't know if that is a TV urban myth or not.

"My experience is the same as Bluedog's. We house hunted all over without a gate pass. At the manned gates, we were normally greeted but waived right in. We are pretty non threatening looking however. I've heard there is a photo record made of cars entering gates (resident -non-resident??) but I don't know if that is a TV urban myth or not.
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Tom W

Tom and bluedog, your experiences are typical. Most of our streets are public and accessible without a gate pass. I am not sure if there is a photo record of resident but think there is.
The gates do little to deter general traffic but serve a very important means of traffic control. Most of the cart traffic is diverted inside the gates prior to crossing and the gates force turning traffic to stop. It does not give the cart the right of way but it does slow the turning traffic.

I never would have guessed ! ! !

Problem solved
 

We solved our gate pass problem or I should say our soon-to-be-daughter-in-law did. In a family with way too many English majors and other right brain people, or youngest son has the good sense to marry a left brainer -- a genuine engineer who notices little things like numbers and assumes they mean something. On the back of each gate pass is a number printed in tiny print. The numbers are the same for each residence save for the last. We could identify one of our passes by the chain, so we knew which was our other pass. We could also identify a pass from one of the rentals since it was attached to the keys for that house. And voila! the 2 remaining went to the last house.

Just shows that you can be sweet, petite, and beautiful, and still smarter than than the whole family you are marrying into!

I predict once residents become responsible for their own CDD budget (or whatever you call it) and we start to be overcome with costs and need to trim the budget, gate passes AND moreso gate guards will be history. I recently read someplace that gate guards cost approx $1.5 million a year today and expected to increase in the future. That would pay for alot of flowers on Morse and Buena Vista!!

In lieu of gate guards and gate passses, I would like to see residents have transponders in their cars allowing the gates to rise automatically. Labor costs would be cut dramatically. I mean they use such technology for tolls on major highways with Easy Pass why not here......

784 i'm just curious how transponders save money over gate passes....gn

They are not gate guards, they are gate attendants. The main function they serve is to give directions and keep the flow of traffic moving.

No, No, No
 

The date they get ride of the gates they'll be picking of body parts and parts of golf carts by the hour.

Why not use a bar code scanner similar to those used in some parts of the country? One on your car and another on your cart and no need for cards.
Only issue is that you cannot change to other cars or carts easily.

Don't really see why you need gate passes for golf carts, unless they are "street legal" and used on the roads vice paths.

There are a few gates that you need the gate pass or you will have to press the red button to enter as there is no room to get around the gate arm. The is one at the Delmar and Avenida Central gate and a few more on the north side of 466 that I have run into.

Yes, the gate passes are keyed to a particular home. Each card has a number printed on it. Check with the CDD office to see which pass goes to which home.

I live in Stonecrest and we carry transponders or remotes to access the gates. Really easy and quicker.

What is a Stonecrest?

replacing gatecards
 

Interesting. We were there in early November and realized one of 3 tenants we'd had since we were there previously must have driven off with one. 2 of the tenants replied to my email that they did not have it (would not have been a big deal to mail it back) and never heard from the 3rd one.

We went to the VCDD (located on Wedgewood Dr north of 466) and paid $15.00 for a replacement, but I don't remember them saying anything about deactivating the 2nd one and re-activating it, although maybe they did so. I think we did bring it along. Would kind of hope that they do, as a semi-security measure, although as we know it's not truly a gated community as the streets are not private.

I think I've said before that I think the real reason for the gates is to slow down traffic and make it safer for golfcarts. I've heard rumors that there are cameras at the gates to at least take pics of license plates, but does anyone know if that's really true or just a rumor?

Without the gates, you would lose the ability to use golf carts. Almost every gate has a golf cart crossing just inside it. If cars did not have to stop for the gate, golf carts could never cross and that mode of transportation would be lost. So yes the gates serve a very valuable purpose. This is a golf cart community so the gates have to stay in place for that to work.

So I for one do not think they are a joke and do not want to see them go away.

Just wondering, are you a Villager?

I agree with you. Look at how some IDIOTS tailgate other cars in. If the gates were not there to slow down the traffic there would be many more accidents.

:agree::agree::agree:

Like Bogie, I was wondering from your replies posted if you were a villager or "pot stirrer",.............just curious.........:beer3:

In addition to enabling safe golf-cart and neighborhood traffic, I think the gates deter crime. Criminals like fast getaways. Gates impede fast getaways.

I agree the gates serve no service as a deterrent but, as someone has already pointed out, without the gates cart crossing would be very dangerous.
We need the gates but the gate cards are superfluous.

Why the shouting?

The place where I live silly. LOL. We are located off of 441.

Tired of a wet arm
 

Is anybody else tired of sticking your arm out the window during the pouring down rain getting water all over your controls on your door to open a gate?? How about rolling down your window and letting all of your air conditioning fly out the window?? I have been looking for a booster for my gate pass that would allow me to hold my card up to the drivers window and activate the gate. I contacted the makers of the cards and was given a new type of card that has a battery in it that boosts the signal up to 5 feet. Would not active the other gate used for visitors, but will keep me and my car dry. Has anybody bought one of these cards and will TV active it for me??

are u in tv now...does it work

no.