http://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Bryan-City-Council-approves-donation-of-land-for-new-municipal-golf-course-463780613.html
Curious what y'all think. I guess it's the right move if it was losing money every year, but it's just going to make Phillips Event Center and A&M more crowded IMO.
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The Bryan City Council is moving forward with its plans to relocate its struggling municipal golf course, thanks to a donation from a local developer.
On Tuesday, the council voted 6-1 to officially accept the donation of the Briarcrest Golf Course at the Phillips Event Center. Its owner, Wallace Phillips, says the donation is a way to give back to the community.
Councilman Mike Sutherland voted against the idea.
The gift will allow the city to move the Travis B. Bryan Municipal Golf Course from its current location on West Villa Maria to the Phillips Event Center. The goal is to complete the move by January 2018.
It also clears the path for the city to develop a proposed 'super park' at the current location of the municipal city park.
Right now, the city of Bryan is losing money on the municipal golf course at its current location. The hope is moving it will help bring in more golfers, and more revenue for the city.
The following is a news release issued Tuesday night by the City of Bryan:
With an appraised value of $4.849 million, Wallace Phillips has formally donated the 107-acre Phillips Event Center Golf Course located on Briarcrest Drive to the City of Bryan.
City Council officially accepted the donation on December 12, 2017, and will rename the new municipal golf course "City Course at the Phillips Event Center."
For the short-term, Mr. Phillips will continue to manage the golf course, and in addition, the City will lease approximately 6,000 square feet of building space at the Phillips Event Center to provide a Senior Center for special activities and programs.
Furthermore, the City and donor will reach an agreement for the purchase of the large practice green and driving range located on the Clubhouse property as well as a modification to the easement that includes the existing small practice green. The City will also have the first right of refusal for the Clubhouse property, which includes the golf Pro Shop, Phillips Event Center, pool facility, and other amenities, should the donor decide to sell this portion of the property.
Bryan City Council previously approved golf rates for the existing municipal golf course on April 14, 2015. This same rate structure will carry forward to the new City Course at the Phillips Event Center, including honoring existing memberships. The City intends to use profits from the golf course to fund capital projects to improve the City Course at the Phillips Event Center and other parks improvements.
With the acceptance of this donation, the City also announces the conceptual plan for a regional park at the site of the existing municipal golf course featuring amenities suitable for youth and adult sports and recreational activities with an inclusive playground.
The conceptual plan includes other amenities such as facilities for pickleball, pavilions, trails, and an amphitheater. This state-of-the-art park will address a long-identified shortage of sports and athletic venues and practice facilities within the City of Bryan. The conceptual plan is included below.
Curious what y'all think. I guess it's the right move if it was losing money every year, but it's just going to make Phillips Event Center and A&M more crowded IMO.