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Show Service district to take over golf course project PRICE Price City Council has breathed a sigh of relief and turned the Carbon Country Club golf course expansion over to a special service district that has yet to be formed. In a special meeting February 22, the council agreed to turn grant monies for the course over to a special services district for recreation when it is established, and the district would administer the golf course project. After obtaining a $873,500 grant approval from the Community Impact Board, the city discovered it would have to hold the deeds to the expansion site before the funds would be released. Price would have to sell a revenue bond to finance land acquisitions for the site, according to Hampton McArthur, city recorder. The city council had reservations about proceeding with the project because the city would be going outside city limits to become a "lending institution." institu-tion." The country club had planned to pay its debt to the city from a portion of each greens fee. It expects rounds of play to increase significantly once the course is enlarged, reducing the amount of time required for pay-back, according to Roy Nikas, president of the club. When the city hesitated to move forward with the project, county commissioners Lynda Varner and Emma Kuykendall met with the city to propose forming a special service district to administer the project. The district would be a "recreation district" and could incorporate the ; current Leisure Services Board. The new district would be able to use PILT funds to purchase land for the expansion and the country club could pay its debt to the district. The funds could then be invested in another recreation project, the council speculated. Sun Advocate 1 j m |