03-27-2009, 08:00 AM
Sorry it took so long for me to get the information. My mother in law passed away and we have been busy settling things down.
So I called Greg Petry at home last night and he told me that the golf course lost about $30,000 every year not including all the expenses they spent on the place. He did not have the exact numbers with him so i understand. He said that the reason the place was bought was for the sports complex, not because it was losing money. He said everything in the park district loses money. They try to support all sports with what they can. They also paid only 25, 000 an acre. What a deal. I agree that they should have closed it down 10 years ago and built the fields and saved alot of money in the process.
The park district takes care of the school fields and park fields used for the youth baseball and girls softball. He said they aslo help the schools out alot to fix up the fields.
I also asked him about the sports complex and he said it is going to be built this spring. They opened bids yesterday.
When I called him I didnt want to leave my name and he understood he just answered the questions. He said there are alot of rumors and lies and he wanted to get out the truth. If peole have questions they should call him or others to get the right information. He also suggested people read the news and minutes on the park district website to get information.
So I called Greg Petry at home last night and he told me that the golf course lost about $30,000 every year not including all the expenses they spent on the place. He did not have the exact numbers with him so i understand. He said that the reason the place was bought was for the sports complex, not because it was losing money. He said everything in the park district loses money. They try to support all sports with what they can. They also paid only 25, 000 an acre. What a deal. I agree that they should have closed it down 10 years ago and built the fields and saved alot of money in the process.
The park district takes care of the school fields and park fields used for the youth baseball and girls softball. He said they aslo help the schools out alot to fix up the fields.
I also asked him about the sports complex and he said it is going to be built this spring. They opened bids yesterday.
When I called him I didnt want to leave my name and he understood he just answered the questions. He said there are alot of rumors and lies and he wanted to get out the truth. If peole have questions they should call him or others to get the right information. He also suggested people read the news and minutes on the park district website to get information.