HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 04-11 Maplewood Considers Golf Course Purchase DISPATCH Maplewood Considers
Golf Co rse Purchase
Maplewood's jy 1 t, 1171-1
Council will consider �1t �t`' Manager Michael c r said that tt
purchase of the nine- he
pole, study will help the coun-
par three Maple- cil determine the pre-
wood Hills golf course. sent condition of the golf
The council last week course, which includes a
authorized a "feasibility clubhouse and of f i c e
study" for the proposal, building.
hiring two suburban rec-
reation officials to con-
duct it, at an estimated
cost of$1,000.
Some $1,000 � already
has been spent to obtain
cost appraisals for the
29-acres and facilities at
Larpenteur Avenue and
Parkway Drive.
The present owner,
Ban-Con,- Inc., St. Paul,
approached the city with
the sale proposal.
Ban-Con also owns an
adjacent six acres, used
now for a golf driving
range, and seeks go-a-
head there for a 134-unit
apartment housing proj-
ect.