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Old 11-01-2022, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by tuccillo View Post
Odd question. A better question would be "What would the Rec Centers look like if they were built by a different Developer?". Probably about the same. I have lived in and seen plenty of communities where the Developer built beautiful amenities. My point is the Rec Centers are essentially a wash to the Developer. He builds them and then sells them to the CDDs. I think the Developer does a good job on building the amenities.
Well said. The Developer builds them to make this a more attractive community and makes money by selling this stuff back to the community via the CDD.

Nothing wrong with doing this at all, actually rather clever.