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Old 07-09-2010, 09:56 AM
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I don't really understand why some think it is ok for "occasional" outsiders to use our pools. If that's the case, why do we have to have an ID, period? Everyone screams bloody-murder when someone other than Villagers want to play golf on the executive courses but not about the pools. We pay for the pools with our ammenity fees just like we do for the rec centers and golf courses, so what's the difference? Those who pay extra for the country club pool privileges don't want the non-payers there either, even if they are Villagers. Why? Because those with memberships pay and expect others not to be there.

I don't know how many of you remember that Katie Belle's used to be open to anyone. When it got to the point that the Villagers could not get in because non-Villagers kept it filled, then it went to a private status for Villagers and their guests only. When the non-Villagers first started going there, it was no big deal, either.

Why wait until it is a big deal at the pools? Rules are rules and not just when you feel like it.
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