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Parks director and Corsco report stronger revenues at Brighton Canyon but ask city to account capital contributions
Summary
Parks & Recreation Director Justin Glenn and Corsco CEO Michael Sharp told Lewiston council the private management arrangement has increased rounds and revenue; Sharp estimated a $100,000–$125,000 net operating contribution from operations but said the city still covers water and airport lease costs, producing a likely annual subsidy of roughly $30,000–$50,000. Staff agreed to provide a clearer accounting of capital improvements paid by taxpayers.
Parks and Recreation Director Justin Glenn and Mike Sharp, chief executive of Corsco — the private manager at Brighton Canyon Golf Course — briefed the Lewiston City Council on March 2 on three years of contracted operations and community programming.
Glenn told the council the city entered a professional management agreement with Corsco in April 2023 that keeps ownership and policy authority with the city while outsourcing day-to-day operations. Glenn said the city pays approximately $7,000 per month in management fees and $1,200 per month for accounting services; Corsco deposits all course revenues (green fees, rentals, lessons, concessions) into an operational account and pays expenses and its fees from that account.
Sharp said Corsco has increased rounds played, topline revenue and net operating income since taking over. He estimated the course’s net operating contribution — revenue minus expenses and Corsco’s fees — is roughly $100,000–$125,000 annually. Sharp noted the city continues to pay substantive costs outside operations, principally water and the airport lease, and estimated that when those are added to the city’s outlays the overall city subsidy likely falls in the $30,000–$50,000 range.
Sharp and Glenn emphasized Corsco’s community programming, including free junior golf clinics, partnerships allowing youth reduced fees, and non-golf events such as birthday parties and small private gatherings that aim to broaden use beyond the roughly 10% of residents who play golf.
Councilors asked for a clearer accounting of taxpayer-funded capital improvements to the course and for staff to quantify the city’s cumulative investment and return. Director Glenn agreed to provide a breakdown of capital dollars the city has invested and how those figures factor into the overall city subsidy calculation.
The council offered largely positive comments about on-site operations and customer service, and staff said they will return with the requested fiscal details at a subsequent meeting.
