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BOARD UPDATE - OCTOBER 2024
ï»żDear WRAC Member-Owners,
We are making a 5% dues increase effective November 1, 2024. It will have been 22 months since the last dues increase in January 2023. Normally we adjust once a year to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W), which determines annual changes in such things as minimum wage levels or Social Security benefits.
We waited a bit longer this year with the expectation we would make the adjustment with the opening of the new dedicated indoor pickleball facility. However, given the significant permitting hurdles we have encountered, the expected opening will not be until sometime in 2025. Accordingly, we cannot wait further to take an adjustment that would normally have been made much earlier in 2024.
We are working hard on creating a new dues structure that will be implemented upon opening of the new facility sometime in 2025. We expect to be able to share this with you before the end of 2024, and hopefully sooner. Our objectives include:
- A change in nomenclature from âFitnessâ, âRacquetballâ, and âTennis/Fullâ categories to broader âWellnessâ and âCourt Sportsâ categories.
- A more flexible structure to offer the amenities you use at the WRAC.
- Options to take advantage of the multiple health insurance credits being offered.
- A greater equalization in dues levels between racquet sports and pickleball, to reflect the reality that the cost of the new pickleball facility will be largely covered by pickleball dues.
âWRAC 2025â is our vision of expanded offerings that significantly increase membership and revenues for the entire club. Itâs very important we work together as one WRAC, and not individual constituencies that compete for resources. Weâre better together! Weâre excited to build the valleyâs first dedicated indoor pickleball facility as the first phase of a ten year capital expansion plan that includes outdoor court construction and a new aquatics facility.
Stay tuned for more information coming soon! This is your club, and we value your feedback. Please contact any of us with questions or concerns you may have.
Sincerely,
Your WRAC Board of Directors
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