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course could then pay for itself over a period of years. He <br />pointed out that since the land was already owned by the <br />County, there would not be a lease payment for the land <br />itself. <br />Chairman Scurlock pointed out that we are going -to be <br />faced with Proposition I this year, and if it passes, it <br />will have a significant impact on the County's ability to <br />fund a variety of services. <br />Commissioner Bird believed that when all is said and <br />done, the future of a course may well depend on how creative <br />we are in financing the project. <br />Dick Schuler noted that while the majority of those in <br />attendance today are retirees, there are a great many <br />younger people who are in favor of a public course who could <br />not be here today because.they are at work. In the long <br />run, the cost of a course would be borne by the younger <br />people. He believed that the reason the public course the <br />City was planning to build near the airport was almost a <br />dead issue from the beginning was -because of the $300,000 <br />lease payment for just the property alone, and the County <br />would not have this problem because the property is already <br />there. <br />Ed Schmucker, former County Engineer, recalled that <br />twenty years ago he had to practically beg the Commission to <br />accept the land for Kiwanis-Hobart Park. <br />Chairman Scurlock thanked everyone for coming today to <br />demonstrate the need for a County golf course and urged <br />their continuing support and assistance to Commissioner Bird <br />and the committee. <br />19 <br />FE 15 BOOP 56 PACE 173 <br />