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Section 5: OPA Board Subject: Vote YES on YC Referendum Msg# 839700
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| I'm voting yes on the Yacht Club, as I want Ocean Pines to maintain the standard of living I first saw when I joined the association 29 years ago. I have been on a fixed income for over 23 years and for many years felt that OP did not keep up with normal inflation in their assessments always attemting to keep increases to a bare minimum and letting things deteriorate, like the Yacht Club. I've seen the Beach Club give up its beautiful :"Goose Hangs High" facility, seen the Country Club hardly ever used, the Racquet Pool kitchen closed, as so on. I don't want to live in a shabby community, nor one divested of its amenities. OP was created by Boise Cascade to be a community augmented with nice amenities, amenities that were planned to be subsidized to a small degree by its assessments. Unfortunately, the subsidization has been excessive and people are getting very negative about these amenities. If they are upset they won't support them. All along I have seen this brought about because of the lack of sound management in most of the amenities operations. Consequently, without effective management, one that would recognize that these facilities are operating in a very competitive environment, they have become facilities that attempt to be profit centers, looking not how to satisfy the needs of OP residents, but rather to induce outsiders to come in and support them. Just look at the dependence on catering at the Yacht Club and packages at the Golf Course. The question really is, "Why is DeNovo's, Whiskers or Taylors so sucessful, and we can't break even"? Yes I'm going to vote yes, but if it isn't managed better than it has been in the past, if it doesn't get tons of Ocean Piners to want to go there often in the future, then I will regret having done so. | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Vote YES on Yacht Club Referendum Commentary by Joe Reynolds Arriving any day in your mail box is an OPA referendum package asking for your YES or NO vote on building a new $4.3 million Yacht Club. I’m voting YES and I urge all association members to seriously consider a YES vote. I’ve listened to all the arguments for and against; I’ve attended every board meeting and heard all the board discussion of the subject, something few association members can say. I will not attempt to present some detailed analysis as to how I reached my decision. I am very aware of every argument for and against. Each side can present arguments worthy of consideration, and each side is quite capable of spinning their own particular preference. My decision is primarily based on what I believe is in the best long term interests of Ocean Pines. I also realize there are hurdles to overcome even if association members vote YES, and I would be remiss if I did not point them out, as you will probably not hear this from other sources. Potential problems are primarily related to what transpires over the next few months with regard to any Worcester County or State of Maryland requirements during any project approval process. Among the permitting issues are storm water management, parking, critical area concerns, and impervious surface area. Regardless, a YES vote is the right thing to do, and will send a signal that association members support the Board of Directors on its fundamental Yacht Club decision – the building needs to be replaced and with a structure similar in size and capabilities as the current one. |
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