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Council authorizes GO bond cap to finish golf‑course work, debates funding tradeoffs
Summary
After extensive discussion about contractors, tournament revenue and budget timing, Hutchinson City Council approved an ordinance authorizing GO bonds not to exceed $428,000 to complete golf‑course master‑plan improvements and allowed staff to pursue transferring Orchard Park funds to cover near‑term contractor payments.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council voted Feb. 3 to authorize general obligation bond financing capped at $428,000 to help complete the golf‑course master‑plan improvements, following extended questioning about project status, contractor payments and possible use of existing Orchard Park funds.
Justin Combs, the city’s director of parks and facilities, told council the work is roughly 70% complete on the current contract (irrigation replacement, grading and green/tee construction) and that halting the project now would leave substantial unfinished work and risk losing tournaments and revenue. "We're probably 70% done with the work that's under…
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