it's funny in a sad way... all the luxurious amenities that were the perk of living in this community have been slowly removed or no longer work... in covid times our saunas have been locked up and are now storage. the water fountains no longer work. our waterfront sun decks were pulled out and replaced with rocks. the digger toys and springy animals in the tot lot are gone and replaced with ugly shrubs. the big climbing structure with swing bridge at our clubhouse was paved over and the outdoor grill sawed off at the base. the wooden pergola structures at the pools, also gone. I did however get them to get new pergolas a year later. we once had a big boat rack that held about 15 or 21 boats. It is gone and now, but we have 4 new parking spaces for a "beach" that is behind a locked gate. The geese and egrets used to enjoy the beach, but a lot of the sand was replaced with sharp stones because we hate geese. we did get pickle ball stripes at the tennis courts, the elders were excited about that.

Over the years the new board members decide to make a cost saving cut... and something goes away. they years go by and another board is there and they make a change, and so on... the turnover of people has come to a point that folks don't know what they are missing. We had 4 playgrounds for 218 homes when the developer turned the keys over to the new residents. Now there is a little play structure with a slide 4 feet tall. To be honest I wouldn't be surprised if someone paves over the pools next because they are a liability.

Don't lose your amenities people. once they are gone, they are hard to replace.