Interesting as I was clear that I specifically did listen and ask when I joined about what I was paying for. You weren't there, you don't know what was said.The only thing I can say for JD was that he was not listening when he joined.
My message was delivered by the membership coordinator. He, of all people, should be able to bring this up. Up to the point of the meeting, he appeared to be on my side.I think JD is off on his high horse and if attended any of the meetings would know of the increase for the new (2011) year.
I was not at the meeting But I highly dbout anyone mentioned anything about the gate hitting him in the ass. Sounds also that he did not bring his concern to a meeting but let someone else deliver the message.
Bend of the River for oneWe have 8 to 10 fun shoots a year that you don't even have to be a member to participate in and it's some of the most fun I've had.
Where else can you shoot under cover ( pistil range & rifle range) for 75 bucks a year?
I have joined clubs in the past where I had to pay 200 & 500 just to join the club ( this is the way the charter reads)
and then also have to pay yearly or quarterly dues.
Who cares? It's a totally different type of facility with different overhead costs and business model.What do they get at Midwest an hour?
Again, it's not the amount of money. Most big clubs do this, Bend of the River does.The other thing he did not mention you come out on a cleanup day and you get $10.00 off for every clean up day you attend.
I find it funny people complain about joining a club they can come shoot anytime during the open hours with a key to enter & leave at will and all the freedom this brings, shoot $50 to $150 dollars worth of ammo in a single visit and complain about $75.00 dollars a year to have a place to shoot
sounds like a bunch of self important pricks, better off without em.
I was a member there a few years ago,I really enjoyed my time there. I had fridays and saturdays off of work. Lots of fridays i was there all by myself. I always did disagree with the dues timeframe, i always thought ,if you paid on a yearly fee, it should give you 365 days of access.
Yes, it went from $50 then $60. This year it is $90. One of the excuses was because people were putting targets to low to the ground in the pistol pit. When they shot the targets it was spraying small pebbles all over the railroad tie built wall and damaging it. I understand it to a point because they had to tear out the wall and rebuild it which isn't cheap.
I guess even at $90 it's still somewhat of a bargain seeing how you can go out and shoot all you want all year long and it provides a great place to shoot. Running a conservation club for all to enjoy isn't easy.