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Old 04-19-2012, 08:00 PM
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Don't believe you lost an amenity because it was built by the developer, operated by him initially and then sold to private individuals. Your amenity not affected by the closing of the restaurant includes the family pool,meeting rooms, shuffleboard, bocci and the tennis courts which are still in operation.

Many of us don't like to see a neighborhood type of restarant close but if the owners can't make a go of it because of increasing costs and declining profits it is somewhat inevitable. Since moving here, I've seen the closing of Silverlake, Chula Vista and El Santiago restaurants. Have also seen several changes in ownership over the years. They can't all survive on just the increased business during the peak snowbird season.