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Originally Posted by Wilbur  And I think that "feeling" is reflected in real estate values. Although somewhat illusory, that feeling of security is a reason why some people want to live here. When we came to shop houses here while living in a neighborhood in the City which was beginning to slide, that gate - the fact that bad guys had to get past a set of eyes - was a big plus. An automated gate gives a fraction of that "feeling" of security, but only a fraction. And the automated gates in other developments I've passed through are slower than molasses. How could we move rush hour traffic through an automated gate unless it just opened and stayed open, in which case how does it preclude someone from just slipping through the line? They don't close quickly enough; I've slipped through them before elsewhere just by following the car in front of me. |
Again, I recognize that these are emotional responses ( I think, I feel, etc) as they cannot be argued with factual data. If you disagree, check out real estate values based on comparable sale prices in neighboring communities as well as comparable crime statistics. There is no data to support. I am not requesting you to go out and prove me wrong. I've done the research and the data does not support the argument for the premium security (real estate values or crime reduction). We have anecdotal situations, certainly but nothing more. Again, if it's your 'perception' then that is really all that is necessary anyway to justify the cost. All I am saying is that you will never win or lose the arguments being made here.