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Resident and staff outline options for Oro Valley's golf fund; staff flags irrigation debt and possible repayment plan
Summary
A resident speaker credited new management with sharp improvements in rounds and revenue at Push Ridge; staff reviewed three structural options (status quo, enterprise fund, hybrid), described council direction (ordinance O25‑4 migrating a half‑cent sales tax), and identified roughly $8.4 million in irrigation costs staff would like to see repaid over time (staff suggested about $300,000/year as a planning figure).
The Budget & Finance Commission heard public comment and a staff presentation on Feb. 17 about the town's golf operations and financing options. Resident Tony D'Angelo, vice president of Friends at Push Ridge Golf, told commissioners that since acquisition "golf rounds have increased 128%" and that golf revenues and sales‑tax generation have risen substantially; he urged capital investment and water efficiency to sustain leisure‑tourism benefits.
Staff framed the discussion as a strategic objective directed by council…
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