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Budget second reading set next week; tee-box funding removed and signage pushed to later funding request
Summary
Board members discussed the budget second reading scheduled for Dec. 9, noted removal of several requested capital items (including a $50,000 tee-box allocation), and debated options to fund or redesign entry and T-sign replacements, with some suggestion that visitor-bureau funds might help cover costs.
During budget discussion, Member (Speaker 3) said most items remained in the draft but final approval was pending at a second reading next Monday. He reported that several requested projects were removed from the draft, including shop equipment and a $50,000 request for tee-box work; those items may be reintroduced through supplemental requests after the new year.
Members discussed the entry sign and T-sign replacements. Speaker 3 said the course requested $20,000 for the entry sign and $5,000 to replace some T signs; the possibility of visitor-bureau signage funding or different design choices was raised. Speaker 3 also said small local fabricators quoted about $800 for a single sign as a potential lower-cost option.
On tee-box work, Speaker 3 confirmed the $50,000 line was removed from the budget and said that item was lumped into another project; he recommended commissioning design plans to get a firm cost estimate. Speaker 1 suggested hiring Norby to prepare plans and a $5,000 design estimate was discussed as a reasonable next step to create a layout and cost estimate before resubmitting funding requests.
Members also raised a longer-term operational concern: an anticipated drawdown of the lake that supplies irrigation. Engineers had told staff that water availability could change once lake levels drop roughly 10 feet, which would require planning for alternate water logistics and could affect timing and scope of irrigation-dependent projects.
No final funding decisions were made at this meeting; the board anticipated follow-up, design work and potential supplemental funding requests in the new year.
