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Three Crowns board approves $125,000 budget realignment and authorizes counsel to form development LLC
Summary
At its April 8 meeting, the Amoco Reuse Agreement Joint Powers Board approved a $125,000 realignment of Three Crowns Golf Club equipment and O&M budgets, and authorized interim staff to retain legal counsel, under Executive Committee oversight, to help establish a development-focused LLC.
The Amoco Reuse Agreement Joint Powers Board on April 8 in Casper approved a $125,000 realignment of Three Crowns Golf Club’s equipment and operations budgets and authorized interim staff to retain outside legal counsel to develop a proposal for a development-focused LLC.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the budget realignment, which Executive Director Rob Hurless described as a shift among already-approved budget categories to reflect operations-driven cost changes. Eric Nunn moved to approve the change; Mike Layton seconded and the motion carried with all members in attendance voting in favor.
Interim Three Crowns General Manager Jeff Kelly gave an operational briefing, saying the club has taken a series of fiscal, staffing and management steps since January to address past mismanagement and to improve financial performance for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2026. Kelly told the board that drought-related irrigation restrictions, a dry, windy winter that damaged sand traps, and broader inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty remain key variables that could undercut projected improvements.
Board members repeatedly asked for more timely financial detail and comparative performance data before approving a full Three Crowns budget. Kelly committed to work with LGM accounting, senior management and the Executive Committee to provide the additional information the board requested.
On the development front, Executive Director Rob Hurless and board member Dave Starcevich reported on possible development in the Platte River Commons and said BP has committed to reinstall a walking path near the river; they also discussed whether BP’s contractor could expand cart paths to reduce wear on drought-stressed fairways.
Chairman Jim De Golia said the Executive Committee recommended retaining legal counsel (a specific attorney was named in the meeting) to assist the board in creating a development-focused LLC and to review Three Crowns LLC’s management agreement and related practices. Dave Starcevich moved and Anna Hebbert seconded a motion authorizing the Interim Executive Director, with Executive Committee oversight and a limited budget, to retain counsel and pursue those recommendations; the motion passed unanimously.
Anna Hebbert proposed placing eagle nesting platforms near the river to help manage geese on the course and suggested a live-streamed “eagle camera” as a public-relations benefit; Stephanie Whitfield said she has experience pursuing grant funding for such projects. By acclamation, the board expressed its desire to have Whitfield join the board, subject to city and county appointment procedures.
No significant items were reported by city or county representatives, there were no public comments, and the board adjourned at 7:25 p.m. The board scheduled the Three Crowns Golf Club Committee to meet May 5 and June 9 and set regular board meetings for May 13 and June 10 at 2435 King Blvd.
