tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431544185421633785.post2551113560793549795..comments2012-10-05T16:44:33.589-07:00Comments on Village Green/Town²: Mortality (Not What You Think)Julia A. McCreadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02578923889566471799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431544185421633785.post-23155248543014776722011-10-20T08:27:32.380-07:002011-10-20T08:27:32.380-07:00@Mediaprophet: Thanks for your comments. I was w...@Mediaprophet: Thanks for your comments. I was wondering whether a focus might be deciding that each Village should have one fancy pool with amenities, and then perhaps other sites could be re-purposed for specific groups--indoor, heated, Splashpad, etc. I'd like to see some kind of transit connection ("Pool Bus?")so that folks without cars could easily & cheaply get to their Village Pools. I'd like make staying in your own village to swim more appealing. Right now it feels like we're looking for the fast food joint with the best play-place.Julia A. McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578923889566471799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431544185421633785.post-48395594606411819272011-10-20T07:21:53.321-07:002011-10-20T07:21:53.321-07:00I guess I meandered there. My main point is two p...I guess I meandered there. My main point is two parts: <br /><br />The high income kids will go to a pool regardless, but we should keep pools open near them if the attendance numbers justify the cost; because their membership fees and CA property fees subsidize the other pools. <br /><br />The moderate income kids' ability to enjoy CA pools is directly related to the dollar cost of a CA membership. If we raise the cost of membership to keep pools open around people who have no trouble paying for their CA membership, were not following the Rouse vision, and we're not being fair. If we can manage to keep CA fees as low as possible, all the better. <br /><br />If we have to close a pool in a lower-income area it should be because it's not well enough attended to justify the cost. But this indicates we need to LOWER the CA membership fee, and make whatever sacrifices are needed to do so, including closing pools.Run a Gamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555528519708213579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4431544185421633785.post-38803357784204610442011-10-20T07:15:08.416-07:002011-10-20T07:15:08.416-07:00When we're talking about millions of dollars, ...When we're talking about millions of dollars, reason needs to step back in. The number of residents/pool is not the statistic that needs to be examined though; it should be the average daily attendance/pool. <br /><br />If you have a CA pool in an area where modern apartment complexes were built with pools for residents, the population went up but use of the pools did not. <br /><br />If you have a CA pool in a low density / high income area (let's call it "Hilltholton's Glen") it may have a low residents per pool number, but those residents' CA fees subsidize the pool in the lower-income areas (let's call it "Brown Forest Lake Reach") where they have same number of attendees/pool and more residents/pool, but many of the attendees may be on the "low/moderate income" discount plan.<br /><br />I would rather have fewer pools with lower costs to get a membership, so more people in Brown Forest Lake Reach can enjoy these resources -- Even if it means that the soccer moms in Hilltholton's Glen have to drive their Cayenne one mile instead of two blocks to drop off their tweens.Run a Gamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555528519708213579noreply@blogger.com