[784caroline]

SO if you all think the Gates are a Joke or moreso a sense of false security.....did you mention this concern when you responded to the Village questionaire?? I asked what the purpose of the Gate attendant was and that this was a position that could probably be eliminated especially when the developer leaves all the costs to the residents.

[uujudy]

Originally Posted by beady

On the lighter side of this issue.........

I just returned from doing some errands in the Southren Trace area. I live in Piedmont so I had to go through 2 gates to access and return. When going into Polo Ridge, the gate was up.....I was the third car in line. Both cars in front of me stopped and waved their cards....remember the gate was up. Returning home to Piedmont same scenario. This time I was the 4th car in line. All three cars in front of me stopped and waved their cards. I laughed all the way home. ..........Guess it wasn't necessary to warn people of the permanent opening today, they didn't even notice 1rnfl 1rnfl 1rnfl

We have gated parking lots at our condo, and the gates are "nested." This means that each IN and OUT have to correspond, or the gate doesn't work. If someone tailgates through an open gate, the next time they try to use their access card it won't work. This was put in place to keep out the visitors who try to use our free resident parking, instead of paying at the public lot upstairs. We have to wave our access cards even if the gates are open. Maybe some of the card-wavers at the open gate moved to the Villages from nested parking? :dontknow: Just a thought.