What is the status of the Golf Course project?
Our goal is to have the clubhouse open April 1, 2010, but likely will not make that date. Until it is ready to open the old clubhouse will remain in operation without interruption of service to the public. As with all projects, unexpected and unaccounted for expenditures have made their way into the project. However, the original budget for the project still remains at $275,000 with a 15% contingency option. The contingency adds an additional $41,250. The original engineering estimate for this project was $275,000 to renovate the old clubhouse (1,000sf) and add another 800sf for the grille and seating areas. Under the engineer’s proposal, no other work would have been done beyond the clubhouse work. City Council approved the current plan in order to “stretch” our investment. In comparing the proposal by the engineer to our plan using essentially the same budget, we were able to add nearly 8,000sf of new facility(s), and address much needed work on the course. The cost per square foot u
