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Sunset in Orlando ranges from 5:30 in the winter to 8:30 in the summer If we take an average of 7PM sunset plus 30 minutes to reach dusk that means a pool is open an average of 12 hours per day. 12 hours/day * $13/hour * 90 pools = $14,000/day or $5M/year If the day is split into two shifts to avoid overtime considerations that would require a minimum of 180 additional employees. But they would have to work seven days per week which is unreasonable. If we break the week into two parts with one employee working four days and the other working three that means 360 additional employees. I'm not sure where Florida part-time/full-time rules kick in requiring benefits so maybe we will need three employees per position per week to keep the number of hours down for a total of 540 additional employees. So an on-site ID checker for all but the sports pools would seem to require an additional $5M per year and 540 employees. The current VCCDD and SLCDD budgets anticipate $130M from amenity fees this year so coming up with an additional $5M/year would require an ADDITIONAL increase of 4%. Coming up with an additional 540 employees might be a bit more difficult. |
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You forgot additional village Rec truck/cars for transportation above the 750 plus vehicles they have already plus ATV utility vehicles. |
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I have been hearing this problem since 2006. Sometimes at this time of the year with many families visiting us around Easter, people see young people and kids everywhere and don't realize they probably have legitimate passes to be at Rec Centers with their grands. |
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That being said, what about the people who drive their car to an exec, then start playing after the starter and ambassador go home? I doubt they are residents sneaking on to play free when they already play for free. What about the teenagers hopping the fence at Trailwinds and using the Tamarind Grove pool? I don't know about pickleball but there are reports of outsiders using those courts as well. And living on a championship course I see all kinds of trespassing, from people using it as a dog park, to people fishing in the ponds, cyclists on mountain bikes and fireworks aficionados on the 4th of July. If we had snow, the snowmobilers would be out there also. Rules have no meaning if they are not enforced. All I can say is try to sneak onto Augusta National and see what happens. |
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For club events most of the time nobody asks for card. Some rec centers very good about it others nobody will check. |
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I have also seen employees check IDs about 50% of the times I've been at the pools. (Could be the particular pool, could be I'm just unlucky) |
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Given the close proximity of several of the pools and rec centers, you could probably even get away with having them travel to 5-7 pools per employee, per shift, multiple times per shift. And people who are in the pool - need to be asked to get out of the pool and show their ID. And if they don't comply, then Community Watch comes in and instructs them to leave, or be trespassed. |
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That being said, unless the XXdeveloperXX CDD is reading TOTV for ideas, good luck getting that put in place. *meaning they solely monitor videos and locks, no other duties like setting up card rooms. |
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Something should be done. What makes sense? Depends on how far you are willing to go. |
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How about a photo I'd card tattoo on your forehead. Everyone else can see you are a Villager and verify your id# in the on line database. Non-Villagers will be neutered on sight.
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A bit more troublesome, but.
Before going to any pool, pickleball court, etc, resident signs in at the associated rec center and receives a daily dated use tag that can attach to users clothing. Color coded. Anyone not wearing the tag must leave the facility. Easy to spot by everyone. All Villagers may call for assistance to have non-compliant persons removed. For after hours, pools, pickleball courts, and even golf courses could be monitored by motion sensors, or drones to notify Village watch centers of possible illicit activities. Drone fliers, want to do some night spy ops? |
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This is honestly an extremely rare occurrence. This us around #102 on my list of concerns involving TV.
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Thanks everyone for your input.
There is a lot of concern posted on next door and I thought it would be important to start a discussion here. I've gotten a lot of good input on TOTV for many situations. Thanks all! |
We pay almost $200 per month for amenities but is TV keeping out the freeloaders
Lots of talk on nextdoor with first hand accounts of "lists" for Rv people and those around us to get to pools, pickleball, Rec Centers for "free fun" for them. But we pay for it.
More and more are building around us. I've heard many personal first hand accounts now that The Villages are a "free" place for pools, rec centers and other amenities. You should get on Nextdoor. com and get into your "group" for your neighbors. Everyone is talking about this. Paying CDD per month but not keeping track of outsiders coming in to take it for free? This has got to stop at some point. |
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Year-rounders should consider themselves lucky, compared to our Snowbirds.
Assuming they are here for five months, they pay $500 per month and are here at the busiest time when the facilities are most crowded. Yes, it is their choice, but they must think it worth the money, so our paying $200 per month and having half the number of users for most of the year seems like a dream to me. |
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Personally, I have no idea how common or rare it is. How is it that assertion can be made? |
Have been asked for ID almost every time we have been to either Tierra Del Sol or Santiago pools and The First Responders Rec Center,so yes they check.
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And I think there are now more threads on this issue than the number of people who think it’s an issue worth discussing
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[QUOTE=asianthree;2420783]I guess we are one of the few that has an employee on site everyday, at all the courts, pool, shuffle board and beach facilities open to close. As soon as you park they are right there asking for ID before you exit your cart or car. Many of us are everyday players, that employees wave as they drive in. Maybe it’s a south of 44
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