Ocoee approves $4.5 million settlement to reclaim Forest Lake Golf Course; selects interim operator

Apr 4, 2025

After mediation, the commission approved a $4.5 million settlement and will take possession of Forest Lake Golf Course on May 1; commissioners also selected Down to Earth as interim operator and authorized an RFP for a permanent operator.

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The Ocoee City Commission voted to approve a mediated settlement that will require the city to pay $4,500,000 to Forest Lake Golf Club and to take physical control of the golf course and its effluent disposal system on May 1, with an interim operator to run the facility while the city issues a request for proposals for a long-term operator.

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