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Council introduces 5% increase to municipal golf course fees; first reading set
Summary
Council President Boyce introduced Ordinance No. 12-85-25 to raise Old Tappan municipal golf course fees by 5% to cover higher labor and fertilizer costs and to add a new family membership designation; the ordinance was adopted on first reading and scheduled for final passage hearing.
Council President Boyce introduced Ordinance No. 12-85-25 at the Borough of Old Tappan’s sine die meeting, proposing a 5% increase in fees charged for use of the municipal golf course and adding a new family membership designation that covers two adults plus juniors.
“It’s a 5% change,” Council President Boyce said, describing the adjustment as targeted to cover higher labor and fertilizer costs and other consumables. He told the council the course has been profitable since the borough hired an outside management firm, Kemper Sports Management, in 2020.
Members asked whether the new fee schedule would fully cover operating costs or whether the borough would continue to subsidize the course during the budget process. Boyce said the course is currently profitable under the management contract and that membership now stands at roughly 242, with an approximate 50/50 split between in-town and out-of-town members. One council member contrasted that figure with the course’s historical membership of about 500 in the 1980s.
The ordinance was introduced on first reading and a public hearing and final passage were scheduled for the borough’s December meeting as noticed. Council members said they will review comparative fees from nearby municipalities during budget discussions.
Provenance: discussion begins at SEG 126 and continues through SEG 337.
