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Originally Posted by BrianL99
1st off, ALL championship courses are contracted out for maintenance, except perhaps, Southern Oaks. That will likely be contracted out, when the Developer turns that area over to a CDD.
As for the question of why Glenview is typically in good condition, there are (2) answers.
A. Courses North of 466 (approximately) are operating under a different Water Withdrawal Permit, than the courses south of 466. Different counties. Glenview can use more water (regardless of its source) than Palmer Legends can.
B. The Courses in the North (I believe the contract includes GV, LL & OBG) have a contractor that does a better job than the (2) contractors who maintain the other courses. Unfortunately, the northern contractor has be re-tasked as of 2 months ago and moved to the south to (I believe) handle some issues with Southern Oaks and assist with the new courses under construction.
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"Championship Courses are contracted out for maintenance"...You mean to tell me that the developer families aren't out there themselves maintaining their courses? Of course they are contracted out. What other options exist. As property owners in The Villages, we have no control over the conditions of the Championship Courses. We may have a stake in it, but we have no control.
We do have some control over the conditions of the executive courses, in that we have representatives who should be looking out for our interests, and calling to task the shortcomings of whoever is in charge.
As far as water usage, I have heard that, but it doesn't explain why Southern Oaks is way better than Havana. What does explain that fact is that the Developer has a greater interest in keeping S.O. nice, since that is the closest course to the new developments where his financial interests are. His money, he can spend it where he wants, and we have no say in that. But don't swallow the argument that it is a geographical issue.