The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy and civic advocate Kevin Gaughan have reached a “framework of cooperation” on his plan for a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course adjacent to South Park and a refurbished course at Delaware Park. The nonbinding memorandum of understanding suggests the arms-length approach taken by the conservancy toward the project is not yet an embrace, but it could become one. “Much has been written and discussed about the prospect of golf in and near the Olmsted landscapes,” said Stephanie Crockatt, the conservancy’s executive director, in a statement. ”And while no one disputes the grander vision for these ideas, with this MOU public and private expectations can be better managed, and we can begin to review detailed data, analytics and business plans in considering if and how the city and its Olmsted parks could benefit.” Gaughan first approached the conservancy about the plan in 2014. The plan also calls for a vocational center to teach golf course-related skills to city youth. “With this memorandum comes great opportunity to create new public amenities for Buffalo and to help lift its underserved youth,” Gaughan said in a statement. “The MOU is an essential step toward the success of our plan, and I’m… Read full this story
- Government okays two new multimillion dollar golf courses
- Kidney failure patient, 56, who was on dialysis has a new lease of life after an old friend he met on the golf course agreed to donate his organ
- Lao Cai and Quang Nam golf course projects approved
- Aventura Police Investigating Golf Course Shooting Involving Jonas Brothers
- Alligator Versus Python: Fierce Predators Battle on Florida Golf Course
- Park Hill Golf Course: Denver agrees to pay developer $6 million settlement, but land’s future still unclear
- Webb: Park Hill Golf Course land can and must be preserved under new conservation law
- Earthquake-wracked golf course left idle for nine years reopens for disc golf
- Sussex WOW House: On the golf course at The Fairways of Woodside!
- Man, 82, dies after being hit by buggy on East Midlands golf course
Conservancy agreement moves Gaughan's golf course plan forward have 350 words, post on buffalonews.com at April 9, 2019. This is cached page on USA Posts. If you want remove this page, please contact us.
