No attendant
 

I agree that the gates should open automatically and perhaps add a few speed bumps.
I complain to Community Watch frequently about the Boone gate attendants who just open the gate for all approaching vehicles and wave them through without slowing them down at all. They are supposed to stop every vehicle. Sadly, it hardly ever happens.

None of those involve Community Watch responsibilities.

Community Watch drives around looking for open garage doors. Their responsibility ends with "observe and report" (their words). Gate "Attendants" are a large part of Community Watch.

Traffic backup to 466
 

I have seen back up numerous times on Morse Blvd when trying to turn from 466, I live in De La Vista, this section of Morse is a very Dangerous road with many golf cart/auto accidents and have almost Ben hit several times when people pass in the golf cart lane

Maybe try leaving most gates either on automatic opening as a car gets closer or push the red button/swipe. We have our gate is on automatic and it still gives carts a quick chance to cross if needed.

Keep the gate attendants but focus only at the busy gates like Morse/466. Belvedere has an attendant off Buena Vista where traffic NEVER backs up as there are 2 entry gates. However, Belvedere rivals the Morse/466 gate for congestion as there is only 1 gate and it often backs up 20 plus vehicles! Another consideration at this gate is the fire/EMS is located just outside this very busy gate with traffic backup slowing entry during an emergency response. This busy entry should manned to relieve congestion. Community watch used to man the gate during busy times like when school lets out, but have not seen that for a few years now. The gate is also used as a shortcut for non-residents between south of Rainey Trail and 466 to avoid going around via 301. With Costco coming I dread the increase in traffic that will come through that gate. Hope the powers that be read this post!!!

Exactly my point.

Because the attendant keeps the gate open, the traffic keeps flowing and does not back up to 466.

If you get rid of the attendant, then every car has to stop to wait for the gate to lift, and you would then see the traffic backed up to 466.

Having the attendant prevents that from happening, which is why you have never seen it.

Then replace the gates with highly-aggressive speed bumps if you’re not providing a security disincentive by having gates. Are they an illusion? Sure. But outsiders do not necessarily know that.

PPC - Public Protection Classification
 

With regard to how gates may impact insurance pricing for homeowners I don’t believe there is a direct one to one correlation. However in aggregate cities and towns receive a Public Protection Classification (PPC) ranging from 1-10 and this value is normally used by actuaries/insurers to determine fire insurance rates.

The PPC is used by insurance companies and national insurance rating organizations such as the Insurance Services Office (ISO) to determine fire insurance rates for properties within the city. There are a number of elements that go into the PPC rating including water supply, fire department equipment and training, and fire alarm systems.

A higher PPC (closer to 10) generally means higher insurance premiums, while a lower PPC means lower premiums. ISO's PPC system also provides a benchmark for cities to improve their fire protection capabilities.

As a former insurance underwriter I recall that FD response time was among the factors that went into the PPC and I was surprised to see some major cities with lower ratings than some suburban cities. When I questioned the difference I was told at the time that the traffic/congestion was a factor. Also, as a volunteer fire fighter for several years I learned that our town in CT had a lower rating than surrounding towns due to the RR that ran through the center of town which created the possibility of delayed FD response due to separation and access in the event a train was passing.

However, given the many FD’s in TV, personally doubt that community watch gates and guards are an issue. For more detail about the current Villages PPC see this Public Safety reference:

what is the ISO PPC for The Villages Florida? - Google Search

Most? So everyone in TV is the same age and they’re going to close the entire thing after we’re all dead? lol!!

I’m new here. Based on my dad still being alive, I’ve got thirty years left. People are still having children, too. Today’s thirty-year-olds will be moving here when I’m on my deathbed.

My two cents.

Get rid of them all. I never saw any value. They slow traffic, confuse drivers both auto and golf carts.

I beg the difference, I have seen cars backed up to CR466 before.

FWIW (not much), I agree on all points, particularly the negative effect on cart traffic from the attendant at the Morse/466 gate. My only concern there would be if indeed, as suggested, the traffic did back up dangerously on 466, the state or county would demand the gate be removed altogether. That would make it really dangerous to get across going south, during peak traffic times.

I vote to keep the gates. They are also needed to help protect the golf carts.

Monthly (?) Paper Delivery on Driveway - NOT Retrieved
 

RE: "Since 2007 your paper by the second delivery is picked up by CW taken to front door which in 99% of home is out of sight from road. The second consecutive day a phone call is placed that the paper has been delivered and not retrieved.

It’s just as much a helpful notification for short vacation than snowbirds."

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New snowbirder here - we had a paper delivered that we could see on our Ring camera. It was there for at least THREE WEEKS. (This is the first time I've heard they are supposed to be picked up by CW if not grabbed by the property owners. We also did not get a phone call from anyone about it ever, so if no CW is making calls for papers sitting on driveways in our area, at least.) We finally got a hold of our neighbor about it, and they grabbed it for us.

Another one was delivered again maybe a week later. We noticed our neighbor picked it up that same day. Such great neighbors! :-)

I obviously don't want to advertise to thieves that we're gone, and we never asked for a paper to be delivered. Not a fan of the delivery just due to snowbirding and thieves. Maybe there should be an OPTION to order a paper delivered when you buy a house there.

HOW do you unsubscribe from that monthly (or however often) paper that's delivered? WeI would like to unsubscribe.

Thanks, everyone!

They don't confuse anyone who understands that stop signs mean stop and wait for vehicles that don't have a stop sign.