Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Yep, its a beautiful thing to think about when we pay our amenity fees.
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couldn't agree more. Like tossing a hand grenade in the room. I'd love to see how a dollar is divided amongst all the sports activities
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Golfers play with their own balls. They don’t share. Pickleballers share balls in a foursome. So who supplies the balls? What if one or two people don’t have any? What if some guy leaves before the others and takes his with him? Plus, pickleballs are easily scratched. Some people don’t like scratched balls. |
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Total amenities budget: $146.7M Community Watch: $8.4M (5.4%) Golf: $4M. (2.7%) Pool Maintenance: $3.5M (2.4%) Recreation Supplies: $0.4M (0.27%) Pickleballs are probably part of the Recreation Supplies which might also include Bocce balls, corn hole bags, table shuffleboard sand, pool noodles, water weights, etc. At $142K the pickleballs account for 1/3 the Recreation supplies or 0.097% of the overall amenities budget.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY - Randallstown, MD - Yakima, WA - Stevensville, MD - Village of Hillsborough |
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There's tennis balls in the shed at our courts. But people usually prefer to bring their own.
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Last edited by Worldseries27; 09-02-2025 at 07:20 AM. Reason: Spell |
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Our club uses green pickleballs, so we bring our own. Don't blame us.
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Do you mow the fairways, greens, fix sand traps? Do you re-cover billiards tables regularly? Do you provide your own Mahjong set every time you play?
Just asking…amenities are there for all of us. If you choose not to join an activity, that’s on you. |
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This amount is peanuts/rounding error compared to the cost of:
* golf course maintenance and repair * hiring all employees at golf course starter shacks and ambassadors * maintenance of ALL pools * cost of nightly entertainment for a month |
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Rec department tried about 6 years ago with engage balls (which I’m sure they got good deal with bulk order?) which was better than duralast 40s, but old guard Pickleball community complained and they switched back to dura last with month or two. Different younger crowd now maybe they will accept better balls? Still got lot of old crowd influencers that may muck up the change?
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Time for user fees? Amenities for all is like the pigs in Animal Farm saying, "Everyone is equal but some are more equal than others."
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User fees would really create a "some more equal than others" situation. We all live here, we are all entitled to the same amenities, we all can participate in what we want, BUT ONLY IF we can afford the additional user fees. We are all equal but those who can afford it would be more equal than others.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY - Randallstown, MD - Yakima, WA - Stevensville, MD - Village of Hillsborough |
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I consider those people equal to the people who don’t pickup after their pets. _____ fill in blank with appropriate word. No morels or thinking they are entitled. And then they’re those that will do what they want regardless. |
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ok, how about buying me some golf balls?
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