In Memoriam City Park Golf Course
CPFAN ANNUAL MEETING AND BOARD/OFFICER ELECTIONS
WHEN:Â Tuesday, April 26 2018
WHERE:Â Messiah Community Church 1750 Colorado Blvd Denver CO 80220
At the meeting, members** will elect a new Board. The new Board will elect officers, appoint standing committees and/or task groups, and take any other desired action.Membership is FREE. JOIN TODAY.
We encourage CPFAN members interested in serving on the Board to notify us no later than March 30. Â
Please email:
Hank Bootz (hankbootz@msn.com) and
John Van Sciver (john.vansciver@earethlink.net).
•• . A member is entitled to vote if the person: (a) has been enrolled for at least three (3) months as a member in the manner proscribed by the Board, (b) is current on payment of any assessed member dues, and (c) certifies at the time of voting in the manner proscribed by the Board that she/he supports the principles set forth in the then approved current CPFAN mission statement.
We welcome your interest and possible participation in CPFAN on this deeper level.
March 10 Community Forum: The Future of Park Hill Golf Course
By Georgia Garsey, Your Hub, March 5 2017
Park Hill Golf Course is a beautiful and historic piece of open space located about five miles from Downtown Denver. Not only do golfers report a great golfing experience at the 155 acre course, but the appearance of foxes, hawks and other creatures in the heart of the city lend to the feeling of getting away for awhile in a green and tree-filled landscape. Bob Hope golfed here and it was the home course of Bebe Zaharias who won three U.S. Women’s Opens and is often cited as the top woman athlete of the 20th Century.
All these folks, famous or not, have been treated to copious amounts of – let’s just say it – FRESH AIR! And this is a good news story in a city that has received an F rating from the American Lung Association for ozone emissions.
The Park Hill Golf Course is now facing an uncertain future. The land is owned by the Clayton Trust, a non-profit that provides high quality education for birth to five year olds, especially those of limited opportunities. Clayton claims it requires $1,000,000 in yearly lease revenue from the golf course or $24 million from land sales to continue its mission. The revenues received from the PHGC lease represent 7% of Clayton’s revenues. The course is currently operated by Arcis Equity Partners. Its lease expires at the end of 2018, and it has until June 30 to decide whether to exercise its option of renewing the first of its two 5-year options to renew. It also has a right of first refusal to acquire the PHGC land during the term of the lease.