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“Sometimes when you make a wrong decision . . . you have to go back and change the decision,” Tanner said.

Mayor Bud Lewis recounted the decisions that led to the course's $68 million construction cost, including requirements by environmental resource agencies to establish habitat in half of the course's 400 acres.

The budget includes $510,000 for habitat and $1.1 million to pay down debt in 2009.

2 posted on 12/17/2008 8:41:48 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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That must be one nice muni course. sounds like a lot of out of bounds and hazards tho.


3 posted on 12/17/2008 8:43:25 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed)
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“Mayor Bud Lewis recounted the decisions that led to the course’s $68 million construction cost, including requirements by environmental resource agencies to establish habitat in half of the course’s 400 acres.”

Screw the spotted owl or whatever creature the Sierra Club is forcing the golf club to protect. Savings; $510,000.

Bring in a management group to run the course and let them handle everything. Savings; Benefits from nepotism, health care for the relatives and other unneccesary expenses incurred when the city runs a recreational facility. Probably $750,000.

There’s almost 1.3 mil.


5 posted on 12/17/2008 8:59:38 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("Control the information, you control the people.")
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