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FEMA OKs Construction of New City Park (NOLA) championship golf course
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:18 am
Posted on 7/10/13 at 3:18 am
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It appears construction of the $24.5 million championship golf course at City Park could begin before the end of the year. City Park CEO Bob Becker said FEMA has green-lighted the project and the state is fairly confident it can be bid out at the end of August with construction starting possibly as early as November.
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If the project begins then, the course would probably open in either the early part of 2015 or the latter part of the year, depending on when the grass can be planted for the growing season in 2014.
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But the primary hurdle to the project being on hold has been cleared. Course construction seemed to be ready to bid out last February. But FEMA decided an archeological analysis of the property was needed to see if there were any Native American artifacts there similar to what was found in Bayou St. John.
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The design of the course, which was $300,000 of the $24.5 million and was paid for by the Bayou District Foundation, has already been completed. Rees Jones Inc., and Torre Design Consortium worked along with the PGA Tour course design team to map out the course, which will be built on 250 acres of the old East and West courses.
The course could(will) one day host the PGA Tour’s annual stop in New Orleans, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. TPC Louisiana in Avondale is contracted to hold the Zurich through 2016. Zurich re-upped as title sponsor of the New Orleans event through 2019 in April.
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This post was edited on 7/10/13 at 7:52 am
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Posted on 7/10/13 at 6:11 am to lighter345
I am not sure that this is a good idea for golf in New Orleans, but for selfish reasons, I am excited 
Posted on 7/10/13 at 6:23 am to lighter345
So they're gonna tear down the softball fields? Also some man made running trails back there too
Posted on 7/10/13 at 6:48 am to lighter345
Would love to see the Zurich at City Park. Attendance and interest would be much stronger.
Posted on 7/10/13 at 9:26 am to lighter345
Finally City Park golf is coming back. I miss the hell out of the East and West courses but at least we are getting golf back over there. I know the North is still there but its just not the same.
Posted on 7/10/13 at 10:05 am to lighter345
Ace Torre gets every single city park design job I think. 
Posted on 7/10/13 at 10:42 am to lighter345
I dont know the New Orleans area extremely well so sorry if this is a stupid question. But is this going to be built in an area that doesn't flood as easily? It seems like that would be a major concern if I were building a course there. But if it was in a high ground area, the course wouldn't flood every time there was heavy rain.
Posted on 7/10/13 at 1:23 pm to lighter345
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But the primary hurdle to the project being on hold has been cleared. Course construction seemed to be ready to bid out last February. But FEMA decided an archeological analysis of the property was needed to see if there were any Native American artifacts there similar to what was found in Bayou St. John.
Still don't understand why Federal Emergency Management Agency is involved.
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