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Originally posted by Da Coach
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There are more golfers playing there than you think. If you would check the Elks parking lot next to the 9th green you would see many golfers belong there and park their cars there. The club plays there about every day and has several outings every season on weekends. It's also a great course for older golfers. Outside of Kellogg, none of the courses are getting the play they used to. IMO, the huge price increases to go along with the younger crowd not being interested, is the biggest cause of the decline of golf in Peoria. Also, a lot of money wasted in trying to upgrade Kellogg.What part of illegal don't you understand? -
I believe the Park Board's reasoning is faulty - as they apparently believe that if they close Donovan, then
all the expenses associated with Donovan will be eliminated while they expect much of the business it gets will
just shift to one of their other golf courses...
but that is bogus...their own budget clearly shows this not to be the case...
..plus their budget shows Madison losing more than any other of their courses...
with ALL the facilities except Kellogg losing big time, even the Golf Learning Center.
As with most bodies of government - take all this with a grain of salt - government has never truly been transparent & honest...
nor really efficient & capable of meeting a budget.Comment
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T, why is it bogus. If a golfer can't play Donovan but still wants to stay in Peoria and play where else can they play but a PPD course besides a Country Club?What part of illegal don't you understand?Comment
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it is bogus because I know people personally who play Donovan but if it closes, they'd pick a course closer to their home - and thus it wouldn't be a PPD course...Comment
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And we all know people who will just play another local course.Originally posted by tornado View PostWhat part of illegal don't you understand?Comment
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sure, some will, but not all 100% of those who used to play Donovan - that's all I am saying...
when they close Donovan - they will cut costs but they will also lose revenue...
their accounting seems to be proposing all they lose are the expenses.
I have a QUESTION - how many times a year do you use any service or facility form the Peoria Park District...?
then when you do - like play golf, visit the zoo, or sign up for soccer or frisbee golf leagues - don't you also pay a fee...
yet the PPD also is swimming in revenue they get from property taxes....
Then I guess my question is - for the $45 million yearly revenue they have - how is it they cannot run a park district this size?
Rockford, Bloomington, etc...all get it done for less....I guess if I were a property tax payer in Peoria, I'd go over the accounting well and ask why they're so broke on a nearly $50 million income?Comment
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Anyway you look at it it's just a sad day for Peoria golf. But what's even sadder is that Bonnie Noble and the Park Board knew what was happening and did absolutely nothing about it. The golf issues goes back a lot of years with too many missteps to mention. From poor management decisions, to hiring greenskeepers who had no clue how to maintain a golf course, to redoing Kellogg when everyone including the U.S.G.A. told them Newman was the course that needed to be redone, are just a few of the bad mistakes and choices that were made. They claim that they will be saving money by closing Donovan but they will still have to maintain it as a golf course if they plan to shut Newman down in 2016. Typical Park District logic.Comment
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