Bubba's Big Idea
I am not responsible for the content of this idea, it bubbled up from Bubba on one of our runs. Could have been the result of "runners high" or hypoxia or both.
Weatherby Lake Country Club (WLCC)
Everyone knows how popular golf is. Close by we have the prestigious National and Tiffany is near as well. We were running past North Cove and commenting on the siltation when it struck Bubba. Siltation is inevitable so why fight it Instead of spending millions of dollars for dredging, let the lake silt in, matter of fact why not help it? Open the gates on the dam...and drain, for the most part. Take the fill from Barry Road add siltation and Voila! The makings of a first class golf course! Instead of having a home "on the water", 1st Tier owners can brag about being on the "9th Hole" (or 8th or 7th...you get the idea). Club House? The Castle, of course. Driving range? The Dam Road would be perfect. Wouldn't you like to drive a ball into the 70 foot abyss? The City could buy the property from WLIC with a bond issue and start selling memberships to the Public. I can imagine George would angle for Head Groundskeeper and Gary Official Starter, so there would be some personnel spots to fill.
Ok, so now all the naysayers will jump up. Yes, there will be water hazards which could be stocked with suitable pan fish (Fishing Club), plenty of greenery to maintain (Garden Club), Ladies Day (Women's Club), remote control sailboats on the gigundo water hazard on the driving range (WLIC), opportunities for statuary galore (Entrance Committee), bookkeeping challenges (Audit Committee), etc., etc. We'd (City) have to reverse ourselves on the use of golf carts on City Streets, I think the current BOA is capable of that. Projected revenue=$1.5 million per year.
Small problem but not a deal breaker...we really wouldn't have a lake, so Weatherby Lake doesn't ring a bell. How about the City of Sonoma Ridge and the Sonoma Ridge Country Club?
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Kidding aside, Weatherby Lake is an ideal place to develop a country club. Don't know if C point is big enough but it sure would have the ambience.
Kidding and poking aside I would really prefer to keep C point private .
Country Club members pay a lot more in dues than we do and I think they get a lot less than we do
From 4:29. That's a really good point 9:57. Considering what we pay to WLIC etc. versus country club fees, we get a lot for it. But I am worried about about our infrastructure and where are the funds going to come from to take care of it. The road in front of my house is in bad condition and there are no plans in the near future to repave it.
If the only way we can get things repaired is by raising taxes, well, so be it. But if there are other avenues for bringing in revenue, I think it has to be seriously considered. A country club may or may not be an answer but I would hope our city government would start exploring something.
They could set up toll booths on the new bridge to help pay for paving our roads!
Its apparent that the recurring angle here is to have commercial entities , private donations or in other words have someone else pay for our wants and needs.
I dont have to decide between paving roads and paying for a community center that I dont use or want. I want to make our kids pay for it!
Thats how Washington has been operating.We can spend twice as much ,cut taxes.Deficits dont matter. So relax!Lets borrow the money we need to pave from China Why should we pay more taxes when we can pass the bill on to our kids ?
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