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Highland Park Golf Course seeks continued subsidy as operators promise eventual self‑sufficiency
Summary
Highland Park Golf Course operators outlined investments and new revenue centers, including a driving range projected to generate $190,000 in 2026, while city finance staff said the enterprise fund still requires roughly $909,000 in transfers to balance the 2026 budget. Council members pressed for staffing, accounting reconciliation and a timetable for reducing the subsidy.
Paul Sampliner, a board member of the Highland Park Golf Course Foundation, and Tom Sheets, the course’s general manager, told the finance committee that recent capital work and a new driving range are central to a plan to make the facility self‑sustaining. "It’s projected to do $190,000 this year," Sampliner said of the range, and presenters described cart fleet replacements, drainage and irrigation upgrades and a program to expand junior golf and instruction.
City finance staff described how the golf course’s enterprise fund is…
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