- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: DeSantis Admin Wants to Put Golf Courses, Pickleball Courts and More In FL State Parks
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:24 pm to Funky Tide 8
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:24 pm to Funky Tide 8
I think it's great that taxpayer funded land can actually be used by taxpayers. Golf courses coexist with nature, far more so than a commercial or residential development, or interstate. Government owned land can generate income instead of relying on taxpayer dollars for sustenance.
1
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:35 pm to Funky Tide 8
quote:
Jessica Namath
Joe's daughter doing work.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:38 pm to Lou
quote:
I think it's great that taxpayer funded land can actually be used by taxpayers.
It is currently available for use by taxpayers.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:44 pm to Funky Tide 8
Seems like a great idea.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:47 pm to Funky Tide 8
More golf courses are better than more areas to breed boa constrictors.
Posted on 8/22/24 at 9:55 pm to Funky Tide 8
The pickleball crowd are an interesting bunch. The parks in my area were completely redone two years ago and they added a pickleball court. Two tennis courts and a pickleball court, the pickleball people were pissed because tennis got two courts and they only got one. Evidently it was suggested to them they could use a tennis court if one is available and they needed an extra court, but that was not a reasonable solution to them because tennis would still take priority as for as those who play tennis are concerned..
Posted on 8/22/24 at 11:57 pm to Basura Blanco
quote:Well said.
I love golf and have played a lot of golf and love a beautifully maintained course. But a properly run golf course worth playing goes thru a shite ton of fertilizer and pesticides and requires a lot of water. Not sure that's the best thing to introduce into the ecosystem of a state park.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 12:38 am to Funky Tide 8
Not a fan. We already have enough development. Rework existing areas
Posted on 8/23/24 at 2:30 am to Funky Tide 8
quote:
getting some proposed changes is Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound.
It would be terrible to frick with this state park by putting a golf course there. I doubt it happens. It’s a pristine area. I say this as a conservative Republican who lives in south Florida. This is bad idea. There’s way more land in the area that could be developed.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 4:34 am to Funky Tide 8
People in the area are not going to vote for this if it ever comes to a vote. Really not sure who had this idea as Dickinson is a huge mountain biking spot in the area. The park actually has a small amount of elevation change which for south Florida feels unique. There's enough golf courses around that this isn't necessary and now it's pissed off a lot of locals. People were out with picket fences earlier this week when driving by
Posted on 8/23/24 at 5:49 am to Alabama Slim
quote:
When I play golf I play at my local state park. It's a nice course and it's cheap as he'll. I couldn't afford to play private courses weekly.
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to subsidize poor people’s hobbies. The last thing Florida needs is more golf courses.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 6:02 am to deeprig9
quote:
Which fragile ecosystems are being destroyed?
Someone doesn’t know much about Florida
Florida, particularly south Florida, may be the most ecologically fricked up part of the United States.
This post was edited on 8/23/24 at 6:05 am
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:33 am to GetCocky11
quote:
Florida, particularly south Florida, may be the most ecologically fricked up part of the United States.
So let's frick it up more, right?
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:59 am to WG_Dawg
Hard Labor Creek is the best state park golf course in Georgia.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:26 am to Funky Tide 8
This is such a stupid idea.
Golf courses have been closing all over the state for the past 20 years because they were overbuilt plus the state parks already have high traffic and dont need a course to attract people.
Now developers want sweetheart deals in primo locations where the state builds maintains and pays for a money losing course so developers can build new developments on the fringes of the parks but tout their proximity to a course without having to pay for the course.
The location being pimped is in Jupiter which is a high dollar area so devs are getting a course for free.
Golf courses have been closing all over the state for the past 20 years because they were overbuilt plus the state parks already have high traffic and dont need a course to attract people.
Now developers want sweetheart deals in primo locations where the state builds maintains and pays for a money losing course so developers can build new developments on the fringes of the parks but tout their proximity to a course without having to pay for the course.
The location being pimped is in Jupiter which is a high dollar area so devs are getting a course for free.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:18 am to Helo
quote:
The location being pimped is in Jupiter which is a high dollar area so devs are getting a course for free.
There are 9 state parks being pimped. Hillsborough River State Park, Honeymoon Island, Oleta River, Jonathan Dickinson, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson, Anastasia, Camp Helen, Topsail Preserve, and Grayton Beach.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:22 am to Funky Tide 8
eh, just more Mexican space rockets and call it a day.
BYOTP- bring your own toilet paper.
satisfies a need, not a want, and can always ship the pump out to TX panhandle for fertilizer.
BYOTP- bring your own toilet paper.
satisfies a need, not a want, and can always ship the pump out to TX panhandle for fertilizer.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:28 am to Alabama Slim
quote:
Alabama Slim
quote:
When I play golf I play at my local state park. It's a nice course and it's cheap as he'll. I couldn't afford to play private courses weekly.
If you’re talking about oak mountain in bham I agree. That’s a decent little course for a state park, surprisingly good greens and cheap. I need to get back out there
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:29 am to Funky Tide 8
Man I’ll be honest, all for it. So many areas in Florida panhandle that are perfect for development but are considered state parks when it’s nothing but a big plot of pine trees. frick that shite, develop it into something awesome
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:34 am to lsu777
quote:
So many areas in Florida panhandle that are perfect for development but are considered state parks when it’s nothing but a big plot of pine trees. frick that shite, develop it into something awesome
A lot of folks think that an undeveloped, undisturbed plot of pine trees is something awesome. I don't look at a golf course and think to myself "man, that sure is awesome."
This post was edited on 8/23/24 at 10:35 am
Page 4 of 10
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News