To the editor:
The first question should be put forth to the owners and/or board of any of the privately-owned golf courses such as White Water, Centennial, Thunder Bay or Northern Lights, “after how many years are we willing to inject thousands upon thousands of dollars in capital upgrades and yet at the end of the season have a loss?”
Would the financiers of these publicly owned operations continue to support losses without putting up foreclosure or bankruptcy signs on the greens?
To the best of my recollection the present administration was hired to elevate these municipal-owned golf courses from the depths of “red ink.”
Also, I recall in the distant past one of the public courses operated in the red and today is financially healthy.
The fault lies with the past city councils in deferring and thus approving of the current financial under par performances.
City council approves of the policy that the water department must operate on full recovery of costs and the golf courses on a “whatever policy.”
Before another eight years lapse and millions are expended upon these municipally-owned golf operations, hopefully this council adopts a similar profit policy as the public golf courses.
Emil Pohler,
Thunder Bay
The first question should be put forth to the owners and/or board of any of the privately-owned golf courses such as White Water, Centennial, Thunder Bay or Northern Lights, “after how many years are we willing to inject thousands upon thousands of dollars in capital upgrades and yet at the end of the season have a loss?”
Would the financiers of these publicly owned operations continue to support losses without putting up foreclosure or bankruptcy signs on the greens?
To the best of my recollection the present administration was hired to elevate these municipal-owned golf courses from the depths of “red ink.”
Also, I recall in the distant past one of the public courses operated in the red and today is financially healthy.
The fault lies with the past city councils in deferring and thus approving of the current financial under par performances.
City council approves of the policy that the water department must operate on full recovery of costs and the golf courses on a “whatever policy.”
Before another eight years lapse and millions are expended upon these municipally-owned golf operations, hopefully this council adopts a similar profit policy as the public golf courses.
Emil Pohler,
Thunder Bay
