Golf Courses to Lower Nonresident Fees, Apply for Tavern License
Changes recommended in the 2012 Golf Strategy Report include lowering costs and selling beer and wine on both courses.
Changes may be on the way for those who enjoy hitting the links at either of Birmingham's two golf courses. An application for a tavern license — which would enable the golf courses to sell beer and wine — as well as a plan to lower fees for nonresidents was approved by the Birmingham City Commission at its Dec. 12 meeting. City officials hope these plans will attract more golfers and make up years of deficits. Birmingham owns and operates two golf courses — Lincoln Hills Golf Course and the Springdale Golf Course. Those wishing to use the courses (residents and nonresidents) as well as the Birmingham Ice Sports Arena must first purchase a "leisure pass." The current system isn't generating enough revenue, according to Jeff Bremer, the …
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9:12 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
As a Birmingham taxpayer, I'm not sure I want to be a bar owner. What about the liability? It's time to privatize the golf courses if they aren't generating revenue. more ›