Gordon had just moved into town with his dog Barkley. Gordon found that in his neighborhood, there was a dog park. The
dog park was well maintained on the inside with benches, shade, and doggie water fountains. It was also gated and
locked. Gardon asked the people he saw inside and learned how to join the club that ran the dog park. For $10 each
month, Gordon could bring Barkley to the dog park as often as he liked. There were a lot of rules. Non-members were not
allowed, people had to pick up after their dogs, dog could not be left unsupervised, and so forth. if a member broke the
rules, their membership would be immediately revoked with no refunds. In exchange, the club arranged hired a service to
keep the park clean, regularly changed the code on the gate's lock to maintain security, and paid for liabitity insurance.
The club membership coordinator told Gordon that the club did not make a profit from the membership dues. They had
been operating for 7 years and most of the time, they spent all the membership fees on the services they arranged. The
Club organizers were not paid: they volunteered their time because they wanted a nice, clean place to bring their dogs and
relax. Any club member who performed administrative duties for the club, such as the person who helped Gordon sign up.
was only compensated by having their club fees waived during their term of service. Gordon thought it sounded like a
great place and he took advantage of the club's discount to pre-pay for a for a discount. Gordon paid for a one-year
membership for $100.
Gordon brought Barkley fo the park several times a week. They both made a lot of new friends through the dog park.
About 2 monihs after joining the club. Gordon noticed that the lock had been removed from the gate. It turned out that the
dog park was actually public property and the club organizers had no permission to lock the gate or collect fees from
anyone to use the park. The dog park was supposed to be open to the public. The local parks department banned the club
organizers from operating the club. Going forward. the parks department took over maintaining the park but they did not
do as good a job. Gordon was upset. He paid for a one-year membership to a great dog park and now the park had
become a stinky, fenced in lot.
Based on the information above, explain whether or not Gordon can get his money back and why.
Read and respond to at least two other students’ posts. Highlight a point that your post did not include or that differs from
your conclusion. If differences of opinion occur, debate the issues professionally and provide examples to support your
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