Golf Course Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2014 05 05 SP

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Committee Member 2: Coal Creek Golf Course - 1 of 2 pages The vision of early residents like John Sackett and others who had the foresight to see what a beautiful piece of property this land was and worked tirelessly with City Council, land owners, developers, relators, bankers, etc. to acquire the various properties and develop it into a golf course that would contribute to the image, reputation and finances of Louisville. It has provided an excellent place for residents to recreate and bring visitors / golfers AND business to the City of Louisville. Builders, realtors and City officials saw an opportunity to develop this farm / ranch land into Coal Creek Golf Course and Coal Creek Ranch Homeowners Association with 486 homes surrounding this property with a broad variety of houses in all price ranges (at the time) It has helped foster the development of other commercial properties surrounding the course, e.g. Avista Hospital, Home Depot, Lowes, AMC theater, Carrabba's, Chili's and many other restaurants and businesses along the McCaslin Blvd. corridor Building a golf course in Louisville in the late 1980's (Open in 1990) was a differentiator for the City as there were no municipal / daily fee courses in the area except for Flatirons GC in Boulder. The many 1000's of beautiful trees and the meandering creek (Sept 2013 changed it into a roaring river) clearly separates it from the local competition which are largely flat treeless expanses of land. The 10 lakes and 50 sand bunkers surely a differentiator which added to the interest, beauty and challenge of this golf course. Fishing in the lakes has provided many hours of enjoyment for neighborhood children (and adults) during non - golfing times. Sledding on `hospital hill' has been enjoyed (albeit without support from the management company) by children every year and recently was endorsed by the City with the support and ©2014, Golf Convergence, Inc. 16