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I-Hate-Hulse · 11-21-2019, 02:51 PM

There's been talk about selling these courses for development, which I think would be a loss to the amenities that make a city what is is. Not all sports can be done at a splashy new "Y" or hockey rink.

I'd much rather them contract out operations to a private party and keep this land as golf course. (To say nothing of the existing development that has occured on the basis of this being a golf course)

Isn't this how TPC Fox Hollow operates, under a lease from the City?

Keeping XC trails open as part of this should be contractually simple. Course operator gets the course from April to October. City Parks will run a XC ski groomer from Jan-March. (though if the people that operate Fox Hollow take over, we can all rejoice at the ability to golf on +10 chinook days in Jan...)

11-21-2019, 02:51 PM	#17
I-Hate-Hulse Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sector 7-G Exp:	There's been talk about selling these courses for development, which I think would be a loss to the amenities that make a city what is is. Not all sports can be done at a splashy new "Y" or hockey rink. I'd much rather them contract out operations to a private party and keep this land as golf course. (To say nothing of the existing development that has occured on the basis of this being a golf course) Isn't this how TPC Fox Hollow operates, under a lease from the City? Keeping XC trails open as part of this should be contractually simple. Course operator gets the course from April to October. City Parks will run a XC ski groomer from Jan-March. (though if the people that operate Fox Hollow take over, we can all rejoice at the ability to golf on +10 chinook days in Jan...) Last edited by I-Hate-Hulse; 11-21-2019 at 02:56 PM.