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Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2260066)

As far as gates go, the confusion is that they “look” like gates. They are actually traffic signs. If we had red/yellow lights (with cameras) in their place, which may happen if too many gates are driven through accidentally, no one would talk about a “gated community”. Just as traffic lights don’t filter traffic, neither do these gates.

I read where it says “Villages offers many safety and security services” etc… they mean vehicle safety by controlling traffic, when it comes to the gates. They just lumped it in with other services to make it sound more vague. And some people jump to the conclusion, they have gates, it MUST be a gated community.

Personally, I think it is deliberately deceptive to say that The Villages is "safe" because it has "gated neighborhood entries". It clearly implies that The Villages is a gated community. Almost anyone who has never been to The Villages would think that it is a gated community.

gat·ed com·mu·ni·ty
[ɡādid kəˈmyo͞onədē]
NOUN
a residential area with roads that have gates to control the movement of traffic and people into and out of the area.

The Villages meets this definition of a gated community.

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Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 2260716)

Lol…yes and it has a lot of those railway crossing type gates too…. But have you seen the actual iron gates at Harmeswood Village, by any chance?

Watch out for neighborhoods with rentals

Ask questions, talk to neighbors and above all avoid the AirBnB Verbo rental areas.