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Resident criticizes golf-course renovations, questions removal of mature trees and cost increase
Summary
Thomas Mander, a resident, told the Universal City council that golf-course renovation costs rose from earlier estimates of $1.4–$1.8 million to $2.4 million and urged officials to revisit scope choices including a $100,000 tree-removal line in the budget.
Thomas Mander, a resident who signed up to speak during the citizens-to-be-heard period, criticized recent work on the city’s golf course and the decision to remove mature trees near the Summit subdivision. "I was shocked that you could go from an initial estimate of 1.4 to 1.8 all the way up to 2.4," Mander said, adding that "one easy way to do that would be to stop cutting down trees." He told council members he had reviewed meeting minutes and estimates and said trees removed were not interfering with play.
Mander highlighted two budget line items he said could be reduced: roughly $100,000 for tree removal and $100,000 for sod, noting that eliminating those items would cut about $200,000 from the total. He asked council to revisit scope decisions and said he would like to discuss the matter again when absent council members return. The presiding official thanked Mander and moved the agenda forward; no formal city action on the golf-course contracts was taken at the meeting.
