Beaver City recognizes golf-course donors and agrees to proposed season-pass pricing pending resolution

Beaver City Council on Dec. 9 recognized two community members for donating protective tarps to Canyon Breeze Golf Course and agreed in principle to a new fee schedule for the course, saying staff should return with a formal resolution for adoption at a later meeting.

Manager Hawkins told the council the tarps — donated by two local residents identified as Mike and Troy — should help the greens recover over winter and that plaques were prepared to thank them. "We're just appreciative of the donation," Hawkins said, adding the tarps will keep people off the greens and allow the turf to heal in time for spring play.

The council then spent extended time reviewing a recommended update to the golf-course fee schedule from the course leadership team (including Michelle and Casey and consultant Dean). Hawkins summarized the proposal: a new season-pass structure (single, senior and couple passes), a 10% merchandise discount tied to season passes, and standardized green and cart fees. "Each season pass will come with a 10% discount on golf merchandise," Hawkins said.

Staff and council exchanged several specific figures and options. Course staff reported a nine-hole walking green fee of $18 and a nine-hole fee with cart at $27; course managers proposed dropping a previous two-player cart-price structure in favor of a uniform cart fee (a single $9 cart charge per player for nine holes). Fundraising and tournament fees were discussed as a separate line item: council members and staff referenced a historical tournament/fundraiser fee in the neighborhood of $400–$500 that was charged in some prior years to cover clubhouse staffing and other operational costs.

Council members pressed staff on how business/employee passes would be managed and tracked. Speakers offered differing, attributed figures during the discussion: one staff member said a business-listing fee had been quoted at $600, while others in the room mentioned $1,000 in prior practice for some pass categories. Council members asked staff to return with a clear, implementable structure and suggested piloting the new pass options for a season to collect usage data before making further changes. One council member described inconsistent past checkout practices, saying, "Every time I went to the course... I was never charged the same amount," and urged better accounting controls and consistent software use to capture rounds played.

Council members signaled support for the principle of the new pricing and for the three season-pass options discussed, but they did not adopt a resolution at the Dec. 9 meeting. Hawkins and staff said they will draft an updated resolution with the exact pricing and bring it back for formal adoption at a future council meeting. Earlier in the evening the council approved the Nov. 12 and Nov. 18 minutes and approved bills presented for payment.

The next procedural step for the golf-course pricing is an upcoming council meeting where the updated resolution will be presented for a formal vote.