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re: BREC Golf system losing over $1 million a year
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:48 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:48 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
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Can't believe BeaverPRO hasn't weighed in on this yet
keeping my distance on purpose
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jbgleason is BeaverPRO's alter
ummmm....nope
This post was edited on 2/25/14 at 10:49 am
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Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:49 am to Tayday
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Still paying $200 a month to be a member of a public course with no other benefits is sort of steep IMO.
well, you do get the benefit of having 7 courses to choose from.....just sayin
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:50 am to Croacka
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jbgleason is BeaverPRO's alter
Impossible, jbgleason's posts didn't end with an exclamation point after every sentence.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:52 am to EyeOfTheTiger311
!Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:53 am to BeaverPRO
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keeping my distance on purpose
Kinda figured that, but at least we know you're reading lol
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:53 am to BeaverPRO
The deficit is only $1M over 7 courses? That's it?!
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:55 am to Croacka
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i really think brec is run solid compared to most other parts of the government
It is the only good government run thing in this city. We are lucky to have them.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:56 am to H.M. Murdock
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Pretty simple, raise course fees. If still unsuccessful next year start closing and selling property.
Yep.
Biggest wastes of real estate next to cemeteries.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 10:57 am to udtiger
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Biggest wastes of real estate
thanks for the troll, cya next time
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:00 am to Topwater Trout
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City park should close
When I was at LSU, I actually loved playing City Park. It's a great place to go if you just want to play a couple quick holes in the afternoon after work/class and work on your game.
I remember hating the second hole though because the entire fairway was hardpan dirt
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:02 am to Jarlaxle
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Not to mention all of the blue jeans!
can't stand that.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:02 am to theBeard
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thanks for the troll, cya next time
“I tell you, golf courses and cemeteries are the biggest wastes of prime real estate.” - Al Czervik
It was a damned tribute to Ramis...stop being a douche
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:09 am to udtiger
Brec should charge people who do not live in the parish and pay no taxes towards Brec higher green fees.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:15 am to Jarlaxle
I didn't read this whole thing. Is this all BeaverPro's fault? I bet it is
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:28 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I didn't read this whole thing. Is this all BeaverPro's fault?
No. He is just an employee.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 11:34 am to toca16
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He is just an employee.
Ouch
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:02 pm to theBeard
quote:Well considering that our courses aren't run by a shitty local government but rather by private companies I'd say that an overwhelming majority do.
how many of those courses make money?
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:12 pm to Jarlaxle
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Brec should charge people who do not live in the parish and pay no taxes towards Brec higher green fees.
this makes a lot of sense
the water park in denham thats owned by pards does this
admission is 5 bucks for in-district folks and 8 or 10 for out of district
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:17 pm to FloridaMike
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Well considering that our courses aren't run by a shitty local government but rather by private companies I'd say that an overwhelming majority do.
I would like to see the data. I live in otown and most gm's I have talked to pray to break even.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:17 pm to FloridaMike
Golf courses survive in a couple scenarios: Real Estate, Casino's, and Rare Situations.
Golf courses survive when there is a neighborhood surrounding them. For instance, lets say there is a lot that is worth $50,000, if you place that same lot on the 18th green of a really nice golf course, the price skyrockets. That is why people build golf courses-to sell real estate, and they will keep the golf course up to keep the price of the housing up.
Casino courses lose a ton of money every year, but they are a service to the poker players who lose a ton of money at the table, so they keep them nice. The money the casino loses in golf is tripled by the money they make at the tables by having a nice course.
They also survive in rare situations where the price is fair, the course is nice, and everyone lives happily ever after. This doesn't happen very often.
Golf courses survive when there is a neighborhood surrounding them. For instance, lets say there is a lot that is worth $50,000, if you place that same lot on the 18th green of a really nice golf course, the price skyrockets. That is why people build golf courses-to sell real estate, and they will keep the golf course up to keep the price of the housing up.
Casino courses lose a ton of money every year, but they are a service to the poker players who lose a ton of money at the table, so they keep them nice. The money the casino loses in golf is tripled by the money they make at the tables by having a nice course.
They also survive in rare situations where the price is fair, the course is nice, and everyone lives happily ever after. This doesn't happen very often.
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