) But does the fact that I don't use the range mean that I should be able to opt out of that part of the levy assigned to that project. Of course not.
I think you have missed the whole point, whoosh, why do we need a special 'term' for them
Like ger147 said, we don't. I just asked the question because someone else objected to the term so I asked what the alternatives are.I think you have missed the whole point, whoosh, why do we need a special 'term' for them
There's a good and healthy 'club' ethos in my place - I can go in to the clubhouse and almost invariably if I want I can sit with other members and have a chat - or I can grab a coffee, pick up the Daily Telegraph - and sit in a quiet spot by myself and have a read. It's one of the things that prospective members spot straight away when in the clubhouse or playing complimentary round with members, and what new members comment on.
You could extrapolate from this, that if fewer members used the clubhouse, then we'd be less likely to attract new members (and societies); less likely to have the excellent 'in-house' bar and catering facilities that we have (and that are always commented upon in complimentary terms by visitors and visiting societies); less likely to attract societies and visitors - and more likely to have an increase in subs to compensate for loss of income.
My view is simply that by being a member of my club I buy into it as a whole. And if the club (it's a members club) consider it appropriate to have a food and drinks 'levy' - though unlike many levies members are recompensed fully in kind - then that is OK by me. Nobody forced me to join my club.
We also have a course improvement levy (£40 a year) at the moment - it is not set in stone but levied on a year-by-year basis to pay for specific course improvement projects. The last two years the funds have gone towards a complete rebuilding and remodelling of our bunkers and building of some new ones - plus building three proper teeing grounds on our range - with built in artificial turf areas on each so they can be used all weather and all year round.
Now I don't use our range much at all - maybe used it on three occasions this year (and I don't intend to 'use' our remodelled and new bunkers
I am a member at the moment - for the last 16yrs and maybe for only another 2 or 3. But I consider myself to be a custodian of the club and course - looking after it and developing it for future generations of members. That I will not be a member for long after these projects are completed to fully appreciate what my money is being spent on matters not a jot to me.
