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Originally Posted by Best Mom
Yes CIB that is true. 
I am not talking about that.
My friends have the exact same memberships but the ones in Summerhill(old side) could keep renewing their membership at the same price they first paid which is much cheaper than my friends in Mallory(new side) have to pay.
It is interesting to have the same facilities but different prices. It reminds me of the way they price the amenity fees. |
I think that was possibly a concession to the folks who live on the old side since they do not have the same infrastructure and conveniences as the new side. (Golf cart paths are actually in the roadway versus being separate and apart for example). Some folks on the old side feel that, when the developer crossed 466 to come south, they were put on the back burner so to speak since all the developers resources were directed south and no improvements were being done north. Another point to consider is that possibly the folks (old side) were grandfathered since they were villagers so much longer.
It's not unusual for longtime members of gyms, etc. to have their membership fees frozen in place. I'm a member of the national Bally chain of gym clubs in NY. I've been a member since 1975 when it started out as the old Jack LaLanne's. When Bally's took over in the late eighties they froze the membership fees of the then current members to keep them on. It was the newbies who paid the higher fees. My membership fee hasn't gone up in 20 years. I'm still paying $150 a year. And there are two story gyms to boot. I guess I'm in for a major adjustment when I soon move to TV.
-Dave-