Unfortunately, they were not. The 2 person priority golf fee remains at $925, but now you will have to pay and additional $132 for exec trail fees and $260 for CC pools. I'm having trouble understanding why the pool "enhancement' is so high, unless they are anticipating a huge number of people opting out of the CC pools, leaving that many fewer "paying customers".

Same price as last year.

What's the same price????

Last year the pools and the trail fees were included in the $925 (+$64.75tax= $989.75) couple's priority fee. This year the same products will cost you $925+$260+$132+$92.19 tax= $1409.19 or an increase of $419.44 = 42.2%

Hardly the same price

Wasnt there an option to get a priority membership at fewer courses (I think it was4 courses)

Looks like that is gone too

Sorry I was answering the "wonder" part - pool last year $260

Got it---so it IS the same price for those that bought the pool only option, just no longer included in golf priority. Like I said before----"a la carte". Still can't help think of it as sort of a money grab-----Unlike the exec trail fees which weren't the developers to give away in the first place, I believe they own the CC courses, clubhouses and pools, so they could have kept that included if they wanted to.

The $20 for one month trail pass has been available for a long time, and it doesn’t just benefit renters. It also helps out the large percentage of Villages homeowners who are not full timers and like to enjoy their homes at various times throughout the year. We signed up for a one month pass yesterday and already have three rounds booked.

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Here is the bottom line, which many do not want to hear. Priority membership is not required, it is a option. Yes I understand that it has changed, but it is still and will be a choice. I relate it to going to the store to buy products, I have found the packages smaller and the price increased, but it is my option to buy or not to buy. As a priority member, I do not play exec golf or use the pools so I have no skin in the game. Complaining here does no good, other then make ourselves feel better that we voiced our opinion.

Always have ,

Price Increases are here
 

Come on people, we can debate about how things were this or that and they changed now.
Just in the past year fuel is up over 35%, groceries up over 25% etc.
over the years we have been duped, if you prefer, with similar tricks. The Priority has been $925 the four years that I have been here and the green fees pretty much the same.
So instead of increasing the price they are giving you less and you can add what you want.
It has been a while but go buy a half gallon of ice cream, no such thing. There were problems and they did not want to raise the price so they made the carton smaller. They did that with cereal and many other products as well but most never noticed it. They had stable prices but got 30% less. They were happy because their ice cream, cereal or candy bar is still the same price.

Of course it is a money grab. Those of us that have lived here for a while know that the developers are after every single cent they can wring out of each resident. They are always looking for an angle.

??? The greens fees go up every year. And the condition of the golf courses is questionable. And they are giving us less but charging the same amount for a membership, while they are selling a record number of homes. Can you spell GREED?

As golfing eagles said: Last year the pools and the trail fees were included in the $925 (+$64.75tax= $989.75) couple's priority fee. This year the same products will cost you $925+$260+$132+$92.19 tax= $1409.19 or an increase of $419.44 = 42.2%

IF, IF, you chose to pay it!!!

I love the pool at Country Club Hills. It has a waterfall, it's big, there's a restaurant with an outdoor bar and you can order food and drinks to be delivered poolside, and they have a hot-tub.

I rarely go even though I live in walking distance, mostly because I have a nice cool air conditioned house, why would I want to cool off in a pool if I'm already cool inside? I need to see if I can still be added on to my husband's country club membership for an extra $80 (since I don't play golf). If I have to pay $200, forget it. Not interested. I'll go to Hilltop pool, that doesn't have a restaurant or bar, or waterfall, or jacuzzi, and is much smaller, and further from my house (definitely not in easy walking distance).