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The Villages
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Card-access gate going in this week at site of controversial ‘Wall’

A gate will be going in Thursday at the site of the “Berlin Wall” controversy which erupted in August on the Historic Side of The Villages.

The construction of the new gate will take up to three days.

The Village Center Community Development District approved on Oct. 9 the installation of the new card-access gate.

The gate off Paradise Drive on the Historic Side of The Villages will be accompanied by a camera.The wall went up in the wee hours of Aug. 10 and set off a firestorm of protests, including a rally Aug. 12 in downtown Spanish Springs Town Square.

The wall was dismantled on Aug. 16.

You can watch a video of the dismantling of the wall at the link below:

http://villages-news.com/the-wall-comes-down-on-historic-side-of-the-villages/

Winnie and Paul Howe, right, talk with a neighbor at the site of the "Berlin Wall" controversy from this summer.
Winnie and Paul Howe, right, talk with a neighbor at the site of the “Berlin Wall” controversy from this summer.

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