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Last modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 3:51 PM CDT
Wahpeton grants Bois de Sioux $25K
by Erin C. Hevern • Daily News
Following a recommendation from the Wahpeton Economic Development Commission (EDC), the city council voted 7-0 Monday to grant the Bois de Sioux Public Golf Course $25,000, intended to be distributed over a three-month time period.
The funds, to be drawn from Wahpeton's recreation set-aside fund, are to assist the golf course in meeting payroll, paying for monthly utility bills and other miscellaneous expenses.
Council members cited the golf course's economic impact on the city as reason to assist the entity for the second time in a one-year time period. In November 2008, the city approved a $108,000 subsidy in response to immediate challenges, such as long-term indebtedness, posed by golf board officials.
"This is a difficult thing. To infuse the golf course with more money, I think it's a controversial decision, but they seem to be getting on track despite huge obstacles of weather," said Alisa Mitskog, council member and EDC chair.
See Tuesday's Daily News for more of this article.
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