Municipal golf course improvements
Summary
20 new carts purchased, plus the cart path overlay project set for October — all funded by golf revenue and hotel/motel tax, no property tax dollars. The council praised the course for being packed all season.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
$115,177.80 for carts plus a hotel/motel-tax-funded overlay; used carts resold at $1,700 each.
Golfers and the municipal course's bottom line.
Golfers will face weekday course closures during construction.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - Aug 17, 2026
The $241,134 cart path overlay contract was awarded to Blacktop Service Company — notably paid for entirely by hotel/motel tax, not property tax dollars.
City Council - Jul 20, 2026
20 new carts purchased, plus the cart path overlay project set for October — all funded by golf revenue and hotel/motel tax, no property tax dollars. The council praised the course for being packed all season.
City Council - May 4, 2026
The municipal course has lost about 250 trees to emerald ash borer and storms and is roughly 1,000 trees short of its master tree plan — staff are asking the community for donations via a new donor board in the clubhouse.
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