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Residents press Boulder City to explain municipal golf course subsidies; parks director defends player‑card program
Summary
Public commenters urged converting the two municipal golf courses to an enterprise fund and criticized giveaways, water use and contracts; Parks Director Julie Callaway said the $200 players card and incentive program has driven roughly $1.66M in round revenue and $250K in card sales while improving total course revenue.
Dozens of Boulder City residents used the council’s public‑comment period to press for clearer accounting and possible governance changes for the two municipal golf courses, arguing the facilities are heavily subsidized and suggesting the courses be moved onto an enterprise fund so revenues and costs would be tracked and netted in one place.
Callers raised several recurring claims: that contractors collecting more than $2 million annually are operating with few financial safeguards; that golf operations use…
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