Hi Mike ,

I couldn't agree with you more , yes sir clubs are what keeps the AMA alive . But I guess what my above post was trying to get at is , if my area has only so far been able to support what we have , club property wise , wouldn't the one time infusion of AMA money now put us into a higher category of spending that will last long after the one time AMA grant runs out ? And result in higher dues ? 20 years ago we were over 100 members and besides the ones that moved or died the biggest declines in membership always followed dues increases (hey , even the costs of "Gilligan's Island" aren't static) . I do know more leave due to increased dues than lack of amenities , It's right there in the numbers of those who leave each time the dues have gone up .

Not to mention , say for instance there are 150 in your club and 50 in mine , should your 150 (and all the other AMA members too) pay for upgrades to my field that the fifty of us , ourselves , aren't willing to pay for ?