BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County commissioners unanimously approved several upgrades for Mountain View Golf Course at their March 14 commission meeting. The four projects are slated to start soon and to wrap up by June 30.
Commissioners approved awarding a bid to Sweeney Construction, out of Battle Mountain, for a cart barn for a bid price of $50,220. They also approved the construction of a gazebo for $60,000.
There was $30,000 approved for a concrete and wall project. The golf course will also be seeing the installation of a new septic system for $20,000.
Also, at the March 14 meeting, Bullock Management Services, which manages the golf course, was granted approval to give consent of any special events to be held at the golf course and to provide interested parties a license agreement for special events.
The contract between the county and Bullock Management Services is to be updated to reflect this. Commission Chair Dean Bullock abstained from both votes since Scott Bullock, who owns Bullock Management Services, is his son.
Lander County commissioners approved at their Jan. 10 meeting a policy that will allow private events to be held at Mountain View Golf Course.
A total of $165,000 was approved for golf course improvements during the commission's nine-hour budget workshop held March 13. The money will come out of the FY 2013-14 budget.
Commissioners approved a walking greens mower for $15,000, a top dresser for $15,000, a rough mower for $65,000, conex boxes for $10,000 and a maintenance shop addition for $60,000.
Also concerning the golf course, at their Dec. 12, 2012, meeting, commissioners approved charging only half the season pass fee this upcoming year for those golfers who had season passes last year.
The fee reduction was approved due to the emergency greens replacement last season that shut down the regular nine greens and saw temporary greens installed.
The emergency greens replacement project at the golf course wrapped up at the end of September 2012 with 10 new U.S. Golf Association (USGA) greens constructed. They will be used for the first time during this upcoming golf season.
The new greens came out well and are better than the old ones, said Public Works Foreman Jake Edgar. Golfers had to use the temporary greens through the end of last season.
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