Thursday, August 7, 2008

Central Park Condos

At risk of being labeled a naysayer, I have some concerns about the feasibility of some of these ideas. Has the liability issues with the skateboarders been resolved? moving the taennis courts to the CC makes no sense because 1) 90% of the tennis players want to stay where they are 2) the neighbors around the tennis courts do not want a skateboard park, due to concerns about noise, parking, and lights 3) we cant afford 500k+ to move the tennis courts anyway, and 4) it sounds like there are several other skateboard parks in S Fla for the kids to use. At first moving them seemed to make sense but, after further review, I have changed my mind. Where would we put the courts that would insure the players safety? Its right next to the driving range. What about traffic congestion? Parking? Lighting? Security? the several hundreds of thousands of dollars in cost overruns to build them, and the ancillary structures? WE CANNOT afford to do this at this time. Are there ANY 9 hole course that can survive? We have spent a LOT of time and money to cultivate this course and nurture it. It is close to breaking even and improving every year. No real golfers are going to come here for 9 holes. How long would it be before this Central Park theme would include condos and highrises?

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