Supervisor floats selling golf course; board split over preserving asset
One supervisor suggested selling the township golf course to a private operator and investing proceeds as a revenue source; other supervisors warned the course may become profitable and opposed a sale, sparking a substantive divide about using a capital asset to solve recurring budget gaps.
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A proposal to consider selling the municipal golf course surfaced during the budget discussion as one supervisor argued sale proceeds (figured at roughly $15 million in the discussion) could be invested to create recurring revenue — for example, a cited hypothetical 6% return on $15M producing about $2.7M annually for the general fund. The pro‑sale argument framed the golf course as an asset that could be monetized without reducing services if it remained a golf facility under private management.
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