Towne Lake Garden Association

I haven't called the police since I reported some kids going after the feral hogs in the neighborhood. The ones they said they couldn't do anything about, probably because of our private streets. I have called a few times this year and they responded every time, and none of my calls were to 911, and not once was I told to go online to file my report. My point was simply to counter your fear mongering that was irrelevant to the disposition of the gate.

You and other fear mongers are trying to scare people into keeping the gate with the threat of crimes the gate is powerless to stop, when it is the threat posed by people who know they can drive anyway they please because they are on private streets that removing the gate does have the power to stop.

My kid is away and a junior in college.

If you're so worried and unhappy with the prospect of losing the gate then perhaps you should move. I mean really, as a cop, your apparent disdain for the neighborhood kids isn't helping public relations. Kids need to know that cops care, and that they are sympathedic to their needs. What message do you think you're sending?

Ultimately, the shareholders of the association will decide if the gate comes down. Perhaps an article in the news letter or a letter writing campaign explaining how to go about removing the gate and dedicating the streets open for use by the general public is what's needed to ensure a fully informed neighborhood. Either way, I don't really have a dog in this hunt, and I'm okay with just doing my bit to help inform residents.

The drive by of about 5 years ago was also over in the wayward area, not inside townlake.  We had a SAC professor murdered in his home on lake path about 10 years ago.   The gate if anything helps property values.  The substandard material that Gemcraft used can go with the same stuff that Ray Elison used, at leact our houses were built from the ground up not brought in premade.   Criminals are going to be here  gate or not,  and you cannot tell if a person is a crimminal by looking at them.   I have noticed that since the camera went up the gate has been working and not knocked of the track.  How about that.   Its like locking your car, if a criminal wants to break in, they will, but locking it may make them move on to somewhere else.

I have owned my home for about 24 years or so.  I have no intention of moving, but if folks are not happy, they can move and others will come in their place.

The gates are not going to stop speeders.  I have been in other neighborhoods with and with out gates and people are in their own world and self important and still do what ever they want.   Not only teenagers but adults as well.  I know I was taught to not play in the streets.  People need to have pride in their neighborhoods by using common sense, which seems to have fallen to the wayside in all of this.  Our property values jumped when it went up and are still higher than the ones over on wayward.  Kids need to stay out of the streets and play in yards, but drivers also need to PAY ATTENTION when they are driving. Maybe the last of the empty lots can be bought and made into a real play ground then the kids can have somewhere to play thats safe.