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2/8/2024 6:06:17 PM
 
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Section 5: OPA Board Subject: Pecuniary Pickleballers Protest Msg# 1198766
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Two thoughts. It has been mentioned earlier in this post and I've said it at least twice. Non OPA residents should be paying more since our assessments pay to build/maintain the facilities. If increases to the daily and monthly fees for outsiders are not in the new schedule, then all OPA members have a legitimate gripe. I can't imagine that the protesters on this thread could protest that the outside friends pay a bit more. 
Those original courts were built around 40 years ago as Joe said. I built them as part of the Second Turnover Agreement which I negotiated with the association. Much of the area has a high water table just like most of the Pines. It cost about 50% more than forecast to build all of the courts. The HarTru courts breathe, the hard courts don't. During wet seasons, the hydrostatic pressure builds and cracks result. Just like an empty swimming pool. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Pat, OPA by-laws mandate that our amenities be run as a business, not a charity. Being the one to raise the question earlier today, I think Bob answered it when he suggested it's a question of supply and demand. We have considerably lower numbers of memberships of tennis and platform tennis versus pickleball. Management made a business decision the best strategy to try to grow the tennis members is not to raise the rates. |
It's a constant crack problem that can't just be tarred over. Maintenance has to be vigilant but players have to be patient. Work is probably best done in the shoulder months, before or after the freeze cycle. 
