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Originally Posted by margaretmattson
In this post, we are talking about the overcrowded classes. If you want more classes or clubs, you have to start them. Any one can start a class or club, just takes some intuitive.
As for the golf courses, pickleball courts etc. You should have done the math! No way over 30 golf courses is going to mean 140,000 people plus their occasional guests can golf whenever they want. Same with the 100 or so pickleball courts, you have to learn to share. Or, do as they do in some retirement communities. Guests are not permitted to use any of the amenities.
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The classes that are being talked about are 'Instructor' led classes so someone can't just 'start' another class. There is also a shortage of Villages 'rooms' where these classes could be held. Many of these classes are NOT at Villages recreation centers, but at the commercial Fitness centers (Genesis) .
I have lived in multiple cities with comparable populations that had less than 8 golf courses in the area and had much less trouble getting a tee time. Previously I've lived in retirement communities with about 5,000 people and 2 pickleball courts that were not as crowded as here. I find that regardless of the large number of facilities, they are not able to accommodate the number of people wanting to use these facilities during 'prime time'.