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Owner doesn’t want to sell Gleneagle Golf Club
By Danny Smith
The fate of the Gleneagle Golf Club rests in the hands of the county, according to its owner Miles Scully who said that if the county did not approve a rezone of its driving range then he would most likely sell it.
During a neighborhood meeting at the course attended by Gleneagle residents, Scully explained that he did not want to sell the course and wants it to remain a viable business and that if he sold it, there was potential for the entire course to be developed.
Scully said he has gotten offers to purchase the course but would prefer to work with the community to make the course work. In order to garner funds for a new irrigation system, Scully has been trying to rezone the driving range and turn it into 47 town homes. Once that land is rezoned, he plans to borrow against it to come up with the funds for the system.
The course has been losing money over the past years, and it attempted to raise support for the irrigation system by having a membership drive, but it was not successful.
Some residents have voiced concern that the driving range is just one step towards developing the entire course and those that would be most impacted by the new homes say that it is going to drop their property values.
In order to alleviate some of the residents’ concerns, Scully has offered to not build for five years on the range and is also thinking about applying for a conservation easement on the entire course so that it could not be built on.
The majority of the 30 attending the meeting raised their hands when asked if they would be OK with developing the driving range if there was a conservation easement on the rest of the course.
Most who did not raise their hands were residents of Eagle Villas which is adjacent to the driving range.
“By building there you are going to immediately take $100,000 of value from each of the houses on the range,” said one resident about the homes.
Thomas and Thomas, the developers making plans for the town homes, showcased how they would salvage the views of the homes near the range by having height restrictions on the new houses and limits on how close the new homes would be to existing units.
Gleneagle Golf Club has been continually losing money since Scully purchased it and the course is now under new management. Scully said that he has been working with the new manager to find creative ways to earn a profit again.
Over the next months the rezoning of the range will be evaluated by the county and brought to the commissioners for approval.
During a neighborhood meeting at the course attended by Gleneagle residents, Scully explained that he did not want to sell the course and wants it to remain a viable business and that if he sold it, there was potential for the entire course to be developed.
Scully said he has gotten offers to purchase the course but would prefer to work with the community to make the course work. In order to garner funds for a new irrigation system, Scully has been trying to rezone the driving range and turn it into 47 town homes. Once that land is rezoned, he plans to borrow against it to come up with the funds for the system.
The course has been losing money over the past years, and it attempted to raise support for the irrigation system by having a membership drive, but it was not successful.
Some residents have voiced concern that the driving range is just one step towards developing the entire course and those that would be most impacted by the new homes say that it is going to drop their property values.
In order to alleviate some of the residents’ concerns, Scully has offered to not build for five years on the range and is also thinking about applying for a conservation easement on the entire course so that it could not be built on.
The majority of the 30 attending the meeting raised their hands when asked if they would be OK with developing the driving range if there was a conservation easement on the rest of the course.
Most who did not raise their hands were residents of Eagle Villas which is adjacent to the driving range.
“By building there you are going to immediately take $100,000 of value from each of the houses on the range,” said one resident about the homes.
Thomas and Thomas, the developers making plans for the town homes, showcased how they would salvage the views of the homes near the range by having height restrictions on the new houses and limits on how close the new homes would be to existing units.
Gleneagle Golf Club has been continually losing money since Scully purchased it and the course is now under new management. Scully said that he has been working with the new manager to find creative ways to earn a profit again.
Over the next months the rezoning of the range will be evaluated by the county and brought to the commissioners for approval.
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