just wont fly!!!
This has got to be the most insane idea I have heard in a LOOOONG while!!
For over forty years, golfers have teed it up at Fort Walton Beach's two city owned golf courses, The Pines and Oaks.When the Air Force sold the city the land, there were deed restrictions attached.Joyce Shanahan/F.W.B. City Manager;:"We bought that property from the military back in 1966 and it had deed restrictions that it had to be used for recreational or educational uses. The city has more than satisfied those restrictions."Now the city feels it can tackle two problems at one time, by selling The Oaks Course, and building up to nine hundred new homes.Shanahan;:"The issue is that the city is having difficulty, struggling to be financially solvent with the golf course. In addition, we have the issues of BRAC facing our community, where we have anywhere between 8 to 15 thousand people that are going to come to this city in 3, 5, 7 years."Shanahan says the city council will soon discuss whether to send a request to the Air Force, to change the deed restrictions on 150 of the 340 acres, and allow for development.The money gained form the sale, would be put back into the Pine course.But golfers we talked to, say the idea isn't up to par.Jerry McFadden/F.W.B. Resident;:"I don't like that a bit. It's hard enough to get in out here. Plus I like the opportunity to play a different course each time instead of playing the same 18 all over again."Aaron Lacroix/F.W.B. Resident;:"I think it's a horrible idea. There's so much other land here, this course is busy enough as it is."Shanahan says if the council decides to move on the plan,citizens will have an opportunity to voice their opinion before any sale occurs.
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For over forty years, golfers have teed it up at Fort Walton Beach's two city owned golf courses, The Pines and Oaks.When the Air Force sold the city the land, there were deed restrictions attached.Joyce Shanahan/F.W.B. City Manager;:"We bought that property from the military back in 1966 and it had deed restrictions that it had to be used for recreational or educational uses. The city has more than satisfied those restrictions."Now the city feels it can tackle two problems at one time, by selling The Oaks Course, and building up to nine hundred new homes.Shanahan;:"The issue is that the city is having difficulty, struggling to be financially solvent with the golf course. In addition, we have the issues of BRAC facing our community, where we have anywhere between 8 to 15 thousand people that are going to come to this city in 3, 5, 7 years."Shanahan says the city council will soon discuss whether to send a request to the Air Force, to change the deed restrictions on 150 of the 340 acres, and allow for development.The money gained form the sale, would be put back into the Pine course.But golfers we talked to, say the idea isn't up to par.Jerry McFadden/F.W.B. Resident;:"I don't like that a bit. It's hard enough to get in out here. Plus I like the opportunity to play a different course each time instead of playing the same 18 all over again."Aaron Lacroix/F.W.B. Resident;:"I think it's a horrible idea. There's so much other land here, this course is busy enough as it is."Shanahan says if the council decides to move on the plan,citizens will have an opportunity to voice their opinion before any sale occurs.
courtesy of www.wear3.com
posted by KT at 1/26/2006 01:25:00 PM
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Yes, that is an asinine idea. Someone needs to get Edwin Watts involved in this since that is where he first started. If Watts donated money for the course, they could rename it for him. Then, they could market the golf course better. Whoever does their marketing totally sucks.
Ho goduto il vostri luogo e sguardo in avanti a pi�.Compliments, Gonzalo sql and book and reviewer
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