[My Daily Run]

I drive down Morse Blvd to 44 on a pretty regular basis and I've noticed a golf cart driving through the woods and coming out at the Soaring Eagle parking lot. I didn't think too much about it till I started seeing it on a regular basis. I drove to the far left corner of the parking lot yesterday and you can see the tire tracks. I think they are coming in from the trailer park on the other side. Interesting to see how many will follow.

[karostay]

Developer needs to build a wall

[Taltarzac725]

Wonder where the driver is going? Not sure it matters unless the golf carters are taking advantage of Villagers' Amenity Fees. Like sneaking into a Villages' pool.

[Arlington2]

Likely they are using their golf cart to go to Publix at Lake Deaton Plaza as there is not much else in the area. Probably not worth getting terribly upset over.

[Polar Bear]

How can you sneak into somewhere that doesn't prohibit you entering?

[champion6]

Originally Posted by My Daily Run

I drive down Morse Blvd to 44 on a pretty regular basis and I've noticed a golf cart driving through the woods and coming out at the Soaring Eagle parking lot. I didn't think too much about it till I started seeing it on a regular basis. I drove to the far left corner of the parking lot yesterday and you can see the tire tracks. I think they are coming in from the trailer park on the other side. Interesting to see how many will follow.

The District Property Management Department is responsible for upholding the aesthetic, physical and environmental assets of the District by maintaining the District’s physical assets and infrastructure.

Please call them and report this -- 352-753-4022

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

How can you sneak into somewhere that doesn't prohibit you entering?

Actually, I believe the developers have attempted to keep non-villagers golf carts from entering. This is evident by the resident card access only golf cart gate in the Historic District. Obviously, non-villagers are not prohibited from entering by car, motorcycle, bicycle, walking, or a street legal golf cart. However, I do not believe street legal golf carts are supposed to use the multi-modal paths.

[bbbbbb]

[QUOTE=Polar Bear;1576846]How can you sneak into somewhere that doesn't prohib

Well it seems the gates at many points have a little red knob on the box. We know of two persons who come in regularly, press the button and then use the swimming pools, the pool tables, etc. If you go to other 55 communities, since we have friends living in them, you will find some are really genuine, GATED communities. I used to walk at night in our area, had to quit that due to the cars cruising in, pushing the button, driving slowly round, a bit scary for a Gated, (not really) community. Some call this "window dressing" while we pay for a GATED ?? community. We visit at two different Gated Communities, at the gates, we have to show our driver's license, in one of them, the attendant at the Real Gate, calls ahead to verify where we are invited. No BS.

[NotGolfer]

[QUOTE=bbbbbb;1576881]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

How can you sneak into somewhere that doesn't prohib

Well it seems the gates at many points have a little red knob on the box. We know of two persons who come in regularly, press the button and then use the swimming pools, the pool tables, etc. If you go to other 55 communities, since we have friends living in them, you will find some are really genuine, GATED communities. I used to walk at night in our area, had to quit that due to the cars cruising in, pushing the button, driving slowly round, a bit scary for a Gated, (not really) community. Some call this "window dressing" while we pay for a GATED ?? community. We visit at two different Gated Communities, at the gates, we have to show our driver's license, in one of them, the attendant at the Real Gate, calls ahead to verify where we are invited. No BS.

It's a misnomer that we're a "gated" community. The gates are placed to control the traffic just as there are round-abouts for that. The gate-house keepers are there to answer questions and give directions.

[TomOB]

The Villages isn't a gated community, it is a community with gates. Many gates don't have attendants, just the card or red button.

[427dave]

We are a community with gates, not a gated community. Marion county tried making the gates without attendant use only your card. That caused a major traffic jam at each of these gates as once the people pulled into the gate and they could not open the gate traffic just backed up as there was no place for that vehicle to go. Then you had people with their card getting out of their car and walking up to open the gate so that car could get out of the way. Then the traffic was backed up into the traffic circle. That idea did not last long and the red buttons were put back into operation.

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

However, I do not believe street legal golf carts are supposed to use the multi-modal paths.

That is not correct. I don't believe there are any "official" rules either way but the only mechanical difference between a street legal vs off-road is that it's MAX legal speed is 25 vs 20 and SL now must have wipers, turn signals, seat belts and a few other safety features. Recent law changes (wipers etc) have made it difficult for most gcs to become SL.




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[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

How can you sneak into somewhere that doesn't prohibit you entering?

Villagers pay to maintain the MMPs with our amenity fees. Non villagers who sneek into the community through the woods don't pay to maintain the MMPs. Right?

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Villagers pay to maintain the MMPs with our amenity fees. Non villagers who sneek into the community through the woods don't pay to maintain the MMPs. Right?

That is correct, that is why a resident entry card only gate was put in on the golf cart entrance in the historic district. The gate has no little red button to open the gate. Non Villager gate lurkers wait by the gait and try to follow Villagers through the gate.

[ColdNoMore]

In all honesty, does it really matter if a minuscule number of non-TV'ers...are driving their golf carts here?


Have we really come to this?


What about when they're on county maintained roads...of which their taxes pay for also?