Not Enough Pedestrian Gate Keys?
Remember that Pedestrian Gate key that came in the mail just after May 2, 2006, and was supposed to shore up limiting night time access to the Annex and improve security? Conchette has learned that since May 2, 2006, 2000 keys to the Pedestrian Gates have been made and sold to customers by Sturtz Lock and Safe, so many that Sturtz has run out of keys. When one Association Member tried recently to get a key at Sturtz, he was told they were out of keys and were waiting on an additional supply of blanks to cut into keys. The 2000 keys are in addition to the 261 or so keys sent out by TAMPOA to its members. Neither the TAMPOA office nor the Security Manager has said how many keys have been provided to residents or others in addition to the initial 261 or so.
Here's the background. On May 2, 2006 TAMPOA Operations Director, Sterling Christian, sent a memo to all TAMPOA members, i.e., practically everyone in the Annex, enclosing one new Pedestrian gate key. This key would, he said, fit all of the pedestrian gates in the Annex once the gates' locks have all been re-keyed. That tidy-up, he announced, had been authorized by the TAMPOA Board and would take place on June 5, 2006. He said that copies of the new key could be obtained at the TAMPOA office, the Southard Street guard house, or Sturtz Lock and Safe.
Writing for the children among us, Christian's memo emphasized in underlined type that the new keys "have been marked with the letter 'E' for entrance." He suggested that after June 5th we dispose of our old gate keys. These keys are conveniently and coincidently marked "G" for (what else?) Gone.
No one seems to know who has or needs 2000 keys when there are only approximately 261 members listed on the TAMPOA roster. The new keys don't work yet, but on June 5, 2006, we will open the nightly locked gates to 2000 (and counting) new key holders all of whom can't be TAMPOA members.
No rationale for the TAMPOA Board's decision to re-key the locks was given. Nor is it clear at what meeting this turkey was hatched. Since the memo announcing the Board's decision referred all questions to the Security Manager, one might assume security was behind the decision, but not in a plan allowing massive duplication of more than 2000 keys. It must be that over the past ten years since the last re-keying every man woman and child in Key West who had obtained a key has lost theirs. So now we're starting over with a new batch of keys, with an initial run of 2000. At the rate the keys are being turned out (2000 a month), every man woman and child in Key West will have a key before the end of 2007.
As an afterthought, Christian reminds us that "Association Members can assist the Security Staff by being certain to lock all pedestrian gates behind them after hours." (That's what his memo says, folks.) So if we lock the gates behind Security Staff as Christian encourages us to do, Conchette is curious how that helps Security Staff who will be locked out? And how will security get back in? With one of those 2000 plus keys?
Still want to re-key?
Here's the background. On May 2, 2006 TAMPOA Operations Director, Sterling Christian, sent a memo to all TAMPOA members, i.e., practically everyone in the Annex, enclosing one new Pedestrian gate key. This key would, he said, fit all of the pedestrian gates in the Annex once the gates' locks have all been re-keyed. That tidy-up, he announced, had been authorized by the TAMPOA Board and would take place on June 5, 2006. He said that copies of the new key could be obtained at the TAMPOA office, the Southard Street guard house, or Sturtz Lock and Safe.
Writing for the children among us, Christian's memo emphasized in underlined type that the new keys "have been marked with the letter 'E' for entrance." He suggested that after June 5th we dispose of our old gate keys. These keys are conveniently and coincidently marked "G" for (what else?) Gone.
No one seems to know who has or needs 2000 keys when there are only approximately 261 members listed on the TAMPOA roster. The new keys don't work yet, but on June 5, 2006, we will open the nightly locked gates to 2000 (and counting) new key holders all of whom can't be TAMPOA members.
No rationale for the TAMPOA Board's decision to re-key the locks was given. Nor is it clear at what meeting this turkey was hatched. Since the memo announcing the Board's decision referred all questions to the Security Manager, one might assume security was behind the decision, but not in a plan allowing massive duplication of more than 2000 keys. It must be that over the past ten years since the last re-keying every man woman and child in Key West who had obtained a key has lost theirs. So now we're starting over with a new batch of keys, with an initial run of 2000. At the rate the keys are being turned out (2000 a month), every man woman and child in Key West will have a key before the end of 2007.
As an afterthought, Christian reminds us that "Association Members can assist the Security Staff by being certain to lock all pedestrian gates behind them after hours." (That's what his memo says, folks.) So if we lock the gates behind Security Staff as Christian encourages us to do, Conchette is curious how that helps Security Staff who will be locked out? And how will security get back in? With one of those 2000 plus keys?
Still want to re-key?
posted by Conchette at 9:14 PM
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