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Sebring resident questions city plans for municipal golf course and Harder Hall properties

5519773 · June 4, 2025
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Resident Verna Flexen told council she was surprised by prior negotiations and criticized what she described as a de facto gift of the municipal golf course and restaurant to private interests; she cited prior sales and city expenditures.

Resident Verna Flexen addressed the council during the public comment period to raise concerns about city dealings related to the municipal golf course and the Harder Hall restaurant property.

Flexen said she was surprised by representations made by a proposer, Robert Blackman, when he presented a request for the municipal golf course and restaurant, and she questioned whether discussions dating to April 2022 effectively treated disposition of the properties as a foregone conclusion. "On 03/18/2025, when Robert Blackman presented his request for the municipal golf course and restaurant properties, I was…

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