Hunter Golf Club reports record 2025 revenues, proposes modest 2027 operating increase

Tom DeVoe, Hunter Golf Club superintendent, presented the golf course overview and the proposed FY27 operating budget to the joint finance and personnel committees.

DeVoe said the golf operation is an enterprise fund and noted last year’s actual operating revenues totaled $1,815,312 against expenses of $1,770,433. He told the committee the proposed FY27 expense budget is $1,788,471, an increase of $18,038 over 2025 actuals, driven largely by employee benefits, payroll and equipment purchases. He credited instituting a resident season‑pass discount with boosting season‑pass sales and said rounds are in the high‑20,000 range — “we're in the 27,000 round range,” he said — and cautioned that different courses count rounds differently.

DeVoe reviewed capital work completed (green surround renovations, cart path improvements) and noted that many maintenance roles are seasonal; the maintenance department has three full‑time employees. He discussed long‑standing community questions such as whether to install ball‑containment nets; he said a quoted cost to install a net near Reynolds Drive was roughly $750,000 and that staff judged it an imprudent use of taxpayer dollars given the small number of affected homes.

Councilors thanked DeVoe for the presentation and asked for supplementary enterprise fund reports; staff said water, sewer and golf enterprise detail would be emailed to the committee members.

What happens next: Golf’s proposed budget will be folded into the finance review process for the FY27 budget.