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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 2015

Page

6

Baytown Golf Course Plan Highlights Redevelopment Debate

The proposed south end park and golf course aim to spur revitalization though opponents flag costs both upfront and ongoing. The project would shift tax revenue for debt while the course would be self supporting under parks management, amid area courses’ competition and a shrinking local golf demographic. Nearby Eagle Pointe and Anahuac golf courses reflect subsidies and rising use, with Baytown funding implications tied to a $500,000 MDD allocation in 2016 and a funding shift freeing $1 million yearly for economic development if voters approve the golf project.

Parks and Recreation Department Baytown Eagle Pointe Mont Belvieu Anahuac Chambers County Bryan Easum James Williamson Beaumont Num Municipal Development District West District Municipal Development Patti Jett Goose Creek Country Club Bob Lieper Evergreen Golf Course Evergreen Fairways Subdivision Evergreen

Evergreen Golf Course redevelopment push endorsed for Nov. 3 vote

Mayor outlines nine years of city upgrades from transit to parks and explains the Evergreen Golf Course redevelopment path. He cites a National Golf Foundation study, a public private partnership model, and private equity to fund the project, urging voters to approve Proposition 24.

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Baytonians Vote in Early Balloting Near 2000 Mark

About 1,996 Baytown residents cast ballots at the Baytown Community Center in the final days of early voting. While some residents voted elsewhere, most city voters took part at the center. Across Harris County 207,384 people voted, with Houston voters focused on a mayoral race and a controversial equal rights ordinance.

Baytown Chambers County Harris County City of Houston

Golf course as tourism booster for Baytown in editor letter

Larry Brill argues Baytown needs a golf course to grow tourism and unify development. He compares to bowling leagues, supports year round play, and links a course to conventions on the Bagland peninsula, Texas Avenue upgrades, and a broader tax base, urging optimism for a city better than its past.

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