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Old 06-17-2010, 01:15 PM
 
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It's not a HOA. It's the Park Cities.
Do they issue a swimming pool pass?
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Old 06-17-2010, 03:32 PM
 
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Do they issue a swimming pool pass?
I have no idea how it works. I assume they must do something like that.
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Old 06-17-2010, 03:35 PM
 
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Found this regarding the University Park pool. Pool
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Old 06-18-2010, 05:52 AM
 
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Found this regarding the University Park pool. Pool
It looks like they have pool passes...


All prices are per person. We DO NOT offer a
family pass.

UP Resident
$60.00 Renewal
$70.00 New
$40.00 Senior (60 +)

Non-UP Resident (Must Reside within HPISD)
$120.00 Renewal
$130.00 New

Maybe they are using no tax dollars to support the pool...

And maybe that is what they are doing at the park I looking at, but their website says nothing about fees...

Our pools are open to anyone that pays the small entrance fee by the day...

Years ago my wife got the city to put in a park in our neighborhood and the civic club tried the have it a private park for our neighborhood and they were told that could not be done because taxes were used to buy the land and put all of the stuff in there.. Maybe we should have held out for a pool....LOL

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Old 06-18-2010, 06:37 AM
 
Location: Simmering in DFW
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Well, you have to be a city resident to check out books from the Library. You have to be a city resident to use the local aquatic center at low rates. I took my granddaughter to the Irving pool on 6/7 and it was closed so we drove down the street to the Coppell acquatic center and they charged us $8 each to get in vs. practically free for Coppell residents. So, its probably legal to apply the same thinking to the park. For all you know the Park Cities has a mandatory HOA. When I lived in Valley Ranch, as a homeowner, I had to pay Valley Ranch HOA dues each year....that maintained the canals. Now I live in Las Colinas, same here. It pays for the Las Colinas patrol and the canal maintenance...
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Old 06-18-2010, 07:15 AM
 
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Well, you have to be a city resident to check out books from the Library. You have to be a city resident to use the local aquatic center at low rates. I took my granddaughter to the Irving pool on 6/7 and it was closed so we drove down the street to the Coppell acquatic center and they charged us $8 each to get in vs. practically free for Coppell residents. So, its probably legal to apply the same thinking to the park. For all you know the Park Cities has a mandatory HOA. When I lived in Valley Ranch, as a homeowner, I had to pay Valley Ranch HOA dues each year....that maintained the canals. Now I live in Las Colinas, same here. It pays for the Las Colinas patrol and the canal maintenance...
That's all interesting....but how do they enforce it? Do they ask for an ID or do you have a city pass? Are those canals part of private land... There are canals here that are on private land that are maintained with HOA dues too..

I've had a Houston Library card in the pass and I don't live in Houston...

And the local aquatic center is not banning non citizens so that is not the same as the park I'm asking about.. But I do wonder how they can charge different prices the way they are doing it.

And there is no fee posted at this park or on the city website.

But thanks for your input...it helps ...
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Old 06-18-2010, 07:35 AM
 
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Well, you have to be a city resident to check out books from the Library. You have to be a city resident to use the local aquatic center at low rates. I took my granddaughter to the Irving pool on 6/7 and it was closed so we drove down the street to the Coppell acquatic center and they charged us $8 each to get in vs. practically free for Coppell residents. So, its probably legal to apply the same thinking to the park. For all you know the Park Cities has a mandatory HOA. When I lived in Valley Ranch, as a homeowner, I had to pay Valley Ranch HOA dues each year....that maintained the canals. Now I live in Las Colinas, same here. It pays for the Las Colinas patrol and the canal maintenance...
Difference is you can't get into the Park Cities pool at all, even if you offer to pay $100. In any case, I think a pool is different than a park in many ways. I'm not sure how you can limit a park to only city residents.
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Old 06-18-2010, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Simmering in DFW
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Well, I guess some citizens could do a "citizen arrest" but probably not enforced. There's all kinds of signs at city parks that people ignore. Example: the dog park little side - big side rule is regularly ignored.
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Old 06-18-2010, 09:37 AM
 
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You don't have to be a citizen of the city to use a city's library. All you need is a valid state drivers license from Texas. Hypothetically, one could have a library card from El Paso and live in Beumont. I have library cards from the Houston Public Library, and the Harris County Public Library, both of which don't operate branches in Pasadena, and it doesn't matter that I don't live in their service areas/cities.
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Old 06-18-2010, 02:57 PM
 
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Well, I guess some citizens could do a "citizen arrest" but probably not enforced. There's all kinds of signs at city parks that people ignore. Example: the dog park little side - big side rule is regularly ignored.

I may take my fishing pole and head out to the pier and see what happens...LOL

Do they ask for the dogs ID to see if he/she can use the dog park? LOL
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