Golf carts can have RFID tags
Security will begin distributing RFID tags to the community in mid-September. To ensure that RFID tag issuance is completed in an efficient manner, Security will start issuing tags on a Mutual-by-Mutual basis, starting with Mutuals 16 and 17 on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Any person who possesses a valid Leisure World identification card may receive one RFID tag for one vehicle with a valid GRF decal without charge. The GRF Board of Directors adopted a fee schedule for additional RFID tags on Aug. 22. Extra tags will cost $10.95. Residents are welcome to have their RFID tag placed on their golf cart instead of their vehicle.
Even once the RFID tag system is implemented, people will still be able to enter the community by presenting their GRF decal to the security officer at the gate.
In order to get an RFID tag for a car, people must present the following: (1) a valid state issued driver’s license, (2) valid vehicle registration, (3) valid vehicle insurance, and (4) a valid GRF identification card.
REMINDER
Residents of Mutuals 16 and 17 are scheduled to pick up RFID tags on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
Members of the Rollin' Thunder Golf Cart Club celebrate Fourth of July 2023 by decorating their carts in red, white and blue.
RFID tags will be distributed at the 1.8-Acre site on each Mutual’s assigned distribution date. The hours of distribution will be 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Cars may line up no earlier than 8:15 a.m. on Oak Hills Drive.
Upon entering 1.8 Acre site, each person will complete a form that will include a list of the four permanent guests they want on his or her account, and provide a password for the account.
If people miss their assigned day for any reason (illness, vacation, etc.), there will be an opportunity to obtain an RFID tag on a make-up day.
Be advised that the makeup day will be after regular distribution of all RFID tags is completed, so issuance of the make-up RFID tag will be in later October. Additional dates for RFID distribution will be noted in the LW Weekly newspaper and on LW Live.
The Security Department must distribute over 10,000 RFID tags. The process will take nearly two months to complete. Therefore, Security cannot offer any specific day or timed reservations for RFID distribution. Residents have all day to obtain an RFID tag on their assigned day.
For more about RFID tags, see the GRF Board highlights on page 6.
