Golfer proposes several projects at municipal course

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Nevada golfer Rick David told the Nevada parks board Wednesday night that he had several projects that he wanted to do at the Frank E. Peters Municipal Golf Course to improve the appearance of the course.

David told the board that he plans to raise the money to cover the cost of these projects, so they will not cost the city anything.

David told the board that he wants to install white vinyl fencing between the entranceway to the golf course and the maintenance building on the west edge of the Twin Lakes park property. He also would like to install the same type of fencing where the course borders U.S. Highway 71.

David said he estimates the cost of the first phase he proposes at about $3,300.

Phase 1 would the fencing near the entrance to the course and Phase 2 of his project would be along U.S. Highway 71.

"I have measured from the Number 7 tee to the Number 5 green and it is 1,360 feet," David told the board.

He told the board that he believes it will cost about $9,430 for that fencing.

To help raise the money for his project David said that he is sending letters to area businesses, asking them to donate money to pay for the project. So far, he said that he sent out 45 letters and has received $900.

He said that some of these letters have gone to businesses that hold golf tournaments at the municipal course and he thinks they should help pay for fencing.

"If we get something put up, we'll get more donations," he said.

David told the board that he would also like to hold a fund-raiser at Twin Lakes Park on the second Saturday of June 2008, possibly involving the use of inflatable games. He told the board that he needed their permission to hold the event at Twin Lakes and that any money raised would go to Twin Lakes Park.

David also told the board that the golfers want a list of the projects to be done at the golf course this winter.

"There is no list," Jim Novak, park board chairman, said.

"Ray Crawford (golf course manager) said there is a list that he submitted to the city manager," David said.

"There is no formal list of projects," Novak repeated.

Novak said that the park board plans to set up a subcommittee to look at the needs for the golf course.

"As far as the fence, there is some question about the entrance. We don't want to do any fencing until we decide what we are going to do with the entrance," Novak said.

When all of the new ball fields are finished and in use, as well as the other upgrades to the Twin Lakes facilities the park board expects traffic to be much heavier than at present and they are considering widening the road into the facility to accommodate additional traffic.

David told the board that his proposed location for the fence around the entrance has already been approved by Crawford; however, he agreed that something needs to be done about the narrow entrance.

"I'm surprised that no one has been hit yet," David said.

He said that he still should be able to put up some fencing that is farther from the entrance.

Novak told the board that he wants to keep things moving on the sales tax projects and to do that he wants to expand the scope of responsibilities of the two subcommittees, in terms of the needs and projects they plan to evaluate.

Novak said that he wants the Earp Park subcommittee to also look at what is needed at the existing community center to bring it up to current standards, adding that the city should have access to updated numbers about the cost of renovating the facility in the next week. He said that he would also like for the Twin Lakes subcommittee to look at the entire Twin Lakes complex, including the golf course.

"We want as much input from the public as we can get about what the public wants," Novak said.

"I want what's best for the community," he said.

Novak said that when they know what is needed, the parks board will need to look at its limited resources and then decide what can be done as soon as possible, while the available money still buys what it will buy now.

"We have money that in theory we can spend. We need to find out what we need to spend it on," he said.

"We have a lot of stuff to ponder and we need to get started," he said.

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