Letters to the Editor
Editor:
This is regarding the front page article in the Sept. 21 issue of LW Weekly, headlined “Three coyote traps set in LW.”
The article states that GRF is paying a company to set coyote traps “...due to a large number of sightings and unverified reports of coyotes threatening unleashed dogs....” in LW.
My concern is, why are we taking action to protect unleashed dogs when Mutual rules don’t allow for unleashed dogs? Mike Stabile Mutual 1 Editor’s Note: Traps are only being placed on Trust property.
Editor:
I have an answer in response to Andrea Matteucci’s enjoyable letter to the editor (Sept. 21) about about nutty squirrels scraping the metal off chairs: To Andrea, the GRF cashier, Whose questions on squirrels brought me good cheer. The teeth of squirrels constantly grow, So, they must gnaw objects both high and low. In much the same way, once in a while, A woman must her fingernails file. But, while squirrels have reasons, they’re still nuts. I say that with no ifs, ands or buts.
Dave Crandall Mutual 10 Editor:
Your story in the Sept. 21 issue, similar to previous accounts of RFID tags, finally causes me to ask a few questions to try to understand the real reason for the change in entry policy.
The assertion that “. . . the new gate access system will significantly heighten security in LW” seems to me to assure solutions of problems not clearly existing but, if present, exit-regulated, not address-able at entry. The Security report in the same issue shows five thefts, none of which could be prevented by RFID.
Security breaches that I do recall have involved ladders and cutting torches, and golf carts, scooters and bicycles, etc., being stolen and ridden off or (stowed) in vans or car trunks. RFID will not “heighten” that security.
What I do see coming with RFID is much more hassle and cost for our family, who has visited us for many years using the four guest passes, which worked perfectly.
And I cannot imagine what the reasoning would be in deciding that in the event of an RFID malfunction, our decal, which must be kept current, won’t let us in!
Are other retirement communities installing or already operating comparable gate systems? And how much has the RFID project added to the GRF assessment? Lee Hoyt Mutual 11 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags are being distributed in LW to augment vehicle access control. RFID tags have revolutionized the way vehicles are identified, tracked and managed, and many gated communities are using RFID technology. Specific HOA numbers are unavailable, but industry forecasts show a market value of $14 billion in 2023, up from $12.8 billion in 2022 (which includes RFID components of all sorts, including cards, fobs and tags, as well as scanners and software). The RFID project was paid for through capital funds; therefore, the assessments were not directly affected. Paper guest passes are being phased out in favor of digital guest entry, or people can call in guests as they always have. Decals will be used by Mutuals only to track parking as they cannot cannot trigger the barrier arms that are installed at all gates.
