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Ocoee commission orders 30‑day mediation with Forest Lake Golf Club after inspection finds dozens of lease defaults
Summary
City attorneys and consultants reported 59 continuing defaults and significant infrastructure and environmental concerns at the city‑owned Forest Lake Golf Club. The commission directed immediate mediation — "mediation pending termination" — to be completed within 30 days and asked staff to return with recommendations on March 18.
The City Commission of Ocoee directed city staff and the Forest Lake lessee to enter mediation within 30 days, signaling a firm deadline after a consultant reinspection found dozens of continuing lease defaults at Forest Lake Golf Club and staff estimated millions of dollars in repairs would be required to meet the lease's "first‑class" standard.
Kurt Artemann of the Fishback Dominic law firm, representing the city attorney's office, outlined three options for the commission: immediate termination of the ground lease and pursuit of damages; mediation (with termination if mediation fails); or additional time for the lessee to cure defaults. "We think the first and second items are probably more appropriate than the third item," Artemann said at the meeting.
Robert Yutty of ZHA, the city's consultant, summarized multiple technical inspections and a…
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