Sharp Park Golf Course at Work & Play (VIDEO)

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August 17, 2009

Sharp Park Golf Course at Work & Play (VIDEO)

SHARP PARK GOLF COURSE VIDEO

[Forwarded by Butch Larroche]

Posted at 04:55 PM in Government & Politics | Permalink

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Steve,
Will you please quit citing tiresome facts, PLEASE! My fantasy is my reality.

Posted by: Lionel Emde | August 19, 2009 at 08:08 AM

Summer, er, Kathy says, "The common good in this case is surely the SF taxpayer, who subsidizes this course for $millions annually."

It's tiresome to have to keep repeating this, but according to the SF Budget Analyst report issued in April of this year, Sharp Park Golf Course cost SF taxpayers $42,784. Not millions. It also said if the revenues from the golf course go away, there will be no source of revenue to offset the remaining costs of maintaining the land.

http://www.thesweetmelissa.com/files/sharp-park-budget-report.pdf

Posted by: Steve Sinai | August 19, 2009 at 12:03 AM

Kathy, are you an S F taxpayer? Yes or no.

"SF residents or not -- are a tiny fraction of those who pay for the course."

Again, using your same logic, G G Park should be closed because a tiny fraction of the S F population who pay for it use it regularly.

While we're at it, let's close Yosemite and every other National Park because a tiny fraction of U S residents who pay for them really use these parks as well.

Do you see how silly your argument is? Is it money or snakes and frogs you are worried about? Make up your mind.

Posted by: Butch Larroche | August 18, 2009 at 10:04 PM

The common good in this case is surely the SF taxpayer, who subsidizes this course for $millions annually. Those who play the course-- SF residents or not -- are a tiny fraction of those who pay for the course.

There's a video at www.restoresharppark.org that summarizes use studies, liabilities, etc.

Posted by: Kathy Jana | August 18, 2009 at 09:03 PM

I won't bet against Todd on this one. In the KGO report, even Mirkarimi didn't seem all that intent on closing the golf course.

Posted by: Steve Sinai | August 18, 2009 at 03:12 PM

Much ado about nothing. I'm taking bets for SPGC staying a golf course.

Posted by: todd bray | August 18, 2009 at 01:28 PM

Todd,
You nailed it.
Very sweet people trying to enjoy life with minimal imposition on the environment, getting beat up by hard-line eco-fascists. Empathy and activism for our planet is fine, but land grabbing politics is hurting everyone.

Posted by: mike bell | August 18, 2009 at 09:38 AM

sweet people, common good.

Posted by: todd bray | August 17, 2009 at 10:40 PM

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