Boca Raton officials weigh selling golf course

Hmmm...you wouldn't think that Boca Raton would seriously be looking at this option. Hearing the generally un-supportive discussion during a recent City Commission work session, you have to wonder if this has crossed anyone's mind here. I know it was a big rumor that our golf course was soon to be developed with high rise condos during the boom period.  It was probably used during various campaigns to instill fear in likely voters.  Click title for link. Click here for video. From the Sun-Sentinel article:

Selling park land would be unprecedented for Boca Raton, which has spent years developing one of the most extensive parks systems in the region, said Dennis Frisch, vice chairman of the city Parks and Recreation Board and chairman of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Parks District.

"Municipal parks and recreation are key to a great city, and having a municipal course is usually the best way new people can get into the sport," he said. "But, it's really a perfect storm of problems. Golf's popularity is waning just as the economy is waning."

Current revenues from the city's two golf courses — the championship course on Glades Road, west of Florida's Turnpike, and the executive course in Red Reef Park — aren't covering operating expenses, but they're staying afloat using previous years' revenues, Assistant City Manager Mike Woika said.