The Deer Park Golf Club is getting upgrades to two holes next year.
The first, and one that was already approved, was an upgrade to Hole 8 moving it up from the low level where it currently sits to get it out of the water when it rains.
The second is Hole 7, which was also identified by the Deer Park Master Plan to need upgrades. The Deer Park Men’s Club (DPMC) appeared before council on Oct. 9 to present their plan for paying for additional work to upgrade the two holes at the same time.
The DPMC’s plan was to pay the additional $135,000 with a combination of a large payment and a loan from the city. The first part would be an initial $65,000 donation from DPMC to the project, followed by a six year loan from the city on the remaining $70,000.
Mayor Bob Maloney said that accepting the club’s proposal, which council did unanimously, was an obvious choice. He noted that the DPMC has a long history of funding the course, and previous loans for similar projects have been paid back without difficulty, so it was natural that the council would accept the proposal.
“Deer Park Golf Course is the rock star of our recreation facilities when it comes to paying are very active, they put money into the course, and any time you have groups like that coming forward you have to support them.”
Beyond that, the holes are in need of work and the sooner that work can be completed, the better it is for golfers who use the course, explained Maloney.
“There are definitely drainage problems at one of the greens, it tends to be underwater every spring, it’s been something they’ve noticed for a number of years that improvements need to be made.”
Council unanimously approved the proposal.
