[FSPA] VBH CLOSED

[Dan Reynolds]

jeeez that's draconian.  somebody needs to hold a Roger Sharpe type hearing
with these ding dongs.

On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 9:24 AM Joe Kosack via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Let me take a moment and fully set forth the situation to all of you who
> haven't been following this closely.
>
> Years ago, the owners of VBH were looking to make an arrangement with
> Howard County in order to make it a Parks and Rec facility.  However, the
> deal fell through based on some clauses that HC tried to put in the
> agreement that would have made it easy for them to pull out in a year and
> take the info on all of the players with them.  After this deal fell
> through, the owners were approached by a developer to buy the land in order
> to build apartments.  They agreed to a deal.
>
> Now this deal took a while to close as the developer had a continuous
> problem of having the cash on hand to close.  Unfortunately, Judy (the
> operating owner) found out about this after a deal was signed.  Therefore,
> we had actually been in limbo for a couple of years while waiting for the
> deal to close.
>
> The deal closed on Tuesday of this week.  Therefore, the current form of
> VBH will close on June 10.
>
> However, there is a new location in the works that is envisioned to open
> up in November.  The website for the new location is here:
> https://www.vbhouse2.com/  This will be a sports dome with some hard
> construction areas for bathrooms, snack bar, and potentially a pinball area.
>
> There is unfortunately one giant problem where in concerns us and VBH, the
> new location is in Severn, MD, which is in Anne Arundel County.  As I'm
> sure Mike Frasca can tell those of you not familiar with AAC licensing
> requirements, they are insanely expensive.  To operate pinball machines, it
> would cost us and VBH $2000 for the right to have them, and a $100 per
> machine.  These fees are paid every year.  Also, you are limited to 8 coin
> operated devices this way.  If you want more than 8, then you need to buy
> an arcade license, which runs $5000 per year.
>
> I am in the process of drafting a letter to my council rep to see if there
> can be some movement into changing the licensing laws for pinball machines
> (and all other coin operated machines would be nice too!)  The new owners
> of the VBH business are already receptive to us joining them at the new
> location, and Judy (now as an investor and not as an operator) was even
> talking about how our space could be set up at the new location.
>
> That's all of the information that I have at the moment.  This email is
> only intended for the email list, and I would appreciate it if it would
> currently not be forwarded to another forum such as Pinside or Tilt Forums.
>
> Joe K.
> Vbh2 <https://www.vbhouse2.com/>
> The Dome is a 55,000 sq ft climate controlled, air supported fabric dome
> which will feature 10 fixed volleyball courts with new shock absorbent,
> joint friendly flooring, elevated mezzanine seating for viewing of the
> action below, with sport related retail and concessions for year round
> volleyball fun, training and competition.
> www.vbhouse2.com
>
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> *From:* FSPA <fspa-bounces at fspazone.org> on behalf of Baconzzz via FSPA <
> fspa at fspazone.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 30, 2019 8:42 AM
> *To:* FSPA main discussion list
> *Cc:* Baconzzz
> *Subject:* Re: [FSPA] VBH CLOSED
>
> Is a new location nearby even in the works?? Baltimore and it’s
> surrounding area seems to be a hotbed of breweries of late...some with
> plenty of space. I know Heavy Seas has a huge enclosed side area while
> Hysteria and Black Flag had space as well.....Jailbreak serves food now so
> they have used up all their space. It would be sweet to have a set up at
> Guinness though they close at 9pm:/
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 30, 2019, at 8:16 AM, Deb Kapke via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>
> RIP VBH.
>
> I hope they’ll open at a new location and that it will be good.
>
>
>
>
> On May 29, 2019, at 9:27 PM, Scott Sidley via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
> all machines are gone.
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