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TreyHouston wrote: ↑Fri May 01, 2020 8:16 am If you make it a gated community, the roads, street lights and sewer system now has to be maintained by the community. No more county funds for maintenance.

And, every person along that road will have to agree and every deed will have to be redone and refiled as to easements from county/city to HOA. If one owner says no, then no deal. When you take that plus the above maintenance costs you mention, gates are out of the question as an after the fact solution - if they really solve much in the long run, anyway.

Venus Pax wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:36 pm I've started a Facebook neighborhood group for neighbors to better communicate. Many are in the age 70+ category (some are in the 80s and 90s), and not all of them are comfortable with technology.

We started one a few years ago. It's a very valuable way for neighbors to stay in touch and warn each other of what's going on in the neighborhood. We're mixed from old to young families, about 100 homes on acreage, and can't say that many use the facebook page, maybe 10% - about as many as will find at an HOA meeting. The rest, keep to themselves but enough participate to know the current happenings. Currently, our FB page is heavy on this same subject due to so many people coming out that normally don't. All in all, it really gets down to a few active people keeping the place and peace for a majority, like most things in life.

I live in basically the same situation. We spend a ton on fishery management, and yes, boats are to have insurance on file with HOA and an HOA tag on boat and trailer. We don't allow "permission" based fishing. The homeowner must accompany any fishing guests. The issue of interlopers has raised it's head more during this Covid lockdown and like you, the solution is getting talked a lot about. It just simply amazes me at the seemingly good folks that will take their family out for a day of fishing, park in front of house or vacant acre, walk past "no trespassing" signs at common areas and docks, and set up for day of fishing on a stocked private lake. Then, look at you as the party pooper when you tell them they are trespassing and poaching.