Personally I agree that when resident opportunity is cut back...the guide allocation should be cut back the same percentage. Exactly like Tork has stated to suspend certain amount of allocation. Supply and demand, if the guide has a few less tags then they should be able to up their price as the opportunity is down the value of that opportunity should go up. When the opportunity of residents falls equal to or under the guide allocation for the same area that's when people get upset...and rightfully so. The way things work now the 5 year, plan, year over year guaranteed allocations sitting at the same level is what causes people to become upset.
In times of hard winter or poor recruitment or low numbers, all stakeholders should have an even reduction in relative percentage. In the past the largest stakeholder (resident opportunity) has seen a giant decline whereas the other stakeholders....guide allocation has remained constant, due to pre negotiated terms that do not waver year to year like resident opportunity does.
LC
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