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Residents and community groups urge town to preserve Black Mountain Golf Course
Summary
Dozens of residents, elected officials and volunteer groups asked the Black Mountain Town Council to keep the town-owned Black Mountain Golf Course open and to provide short-term funding while longer-term recovery and management plans move forward.
Dozens of residents on Wednesday urged the Black Mountain Town Council to preserve and reopen the full 18-hole Black Mountain Golf Course, emphasizing the course’s economic, historical and community benefits.
Speakers during the public-comment period described the course as a local landmark and a driver of business for downtown merchants, youth sports and charitable fundraisers, and asked the council to consider gap funding and partnerships with private management or a 501(c)(3) friends group to stabilize operations while longer-term recovery funds are sought.
The comments included written remarks read into the record by people who could…
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