WHERE IS THE GATE?

        YES---WHERE IS OUR DAMN GATE?

The above question is not only being asked by the good residents,---but probably by the interested prospective buyers!
During the week before last, the newly hired grass cutting firm ,carelessly damaged our outbound gate,with their trailer while leaving the park!---[have not been back since]
 One might believe that a new contractor and their insurance company would act in a timely manner.
 We would also think that it is an extra burden for the sales people to explain the existing condition of our entrance area.----A ''premier community'' with 7 new unsold $100 K homes and nearly $700 lot rents,---that would be a hard enough sell,---without the non working, busted gates!
 During this past week, we have seen countless ''drive arounds'' all over the park--just ''gawkers'' and curiosity people.----Hopefully there were not any bad intentions among them.
Until a form of common sense monitoring of the entrance area,---there will be continued,damage, insecurity and vandalism at the gates!
 About three years ago ,--- Fairways Watch did an extensive study of our gates.The work was done along with some residents, eleven security equipment vendors, and a deputy sheriff.
A brief outlay of our suggestion is outlined above.
The system would have been remotely monitored by a live attendant. Visitors would be recorded, greeted and identified by the system. Residents could quickly enter in the right lane with an installed bar code sticker on their window. The double gates were so designed as to prevent ''tailgating''
 The monthly cost would be comparable or less than the ''Barney Fife'' attendants batted about by HTA.
 We mailed a 13 page detailed description of our suggestion to HTA Chicago----''thanks but no thanks''
 Remember the old 1960's TV shoe---''FATHER KNOWS BEST''---thats the HTA attitude!
 CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG----Not one member of our top and local management, has ever slept ONE night in the Fairways community!

THE ''IRS SCAM'' IS ACTIVE IN THE FAIRWAYS

IN RECENT DAYS SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CALLED BY THE ''IRS SCAMMERS''
The scenarios, reported---goes like this---A ''robo'',recorded phone call comes in with area codes from Chicago--Washington Dc---and Washington state!
  The callers can be either male or female.The callers, unlike previous scam calls--speak perfect English, with no dialect whatsoever.
 The caller makes a similar following statement----YOU ARE BEING PROSECUTED BY THE IRS!---TO STOP AND AVOID PUNISHMENT,--YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CALL THIS NUMBER---312-******** !
 WHAT EVER YOU DO --DO NOT CALL ANY NUMBER GIVEN!!!
 The IRS never calls residents by phone. The IRS only contacts people by US Mail!
There has been some suspicions by residents that some of the scammers, may have access to a Fairways phone book.
Even a return phone call to the requested number may be damaging---REPEAT-- DO NOT OBEY THE RECORDING--IT IS NOTHING BUT A DANGEROUS HOAX!
 Some would be comforted to call their accountant or tax preparer--that is fine--they will give the same advice---DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS TYPE OF COMMUNICATION!
  Some tax accountants ,report that some of our residents, have been terrified by this hoax.
 Any resident that has received a similar call may post the details here anonymously.