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Originally Posted by coleprice
Since the costs per course exceeds $1 Million, The Villages should consider redefining the statement of work for the "Renovation of Executive Golf Courses in The Villages". These Executive Golf Courses can be renovated in 45 to 60 days, which allows time to patch and spot re-seed tees, fairways and greens, plus make desired modifications. Currently, the Executive Golf Courses undergo major rebuilds, which are prohibitively expensive.
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Originally Posted by jimhoward
$5.2M is a very small sum of money for 5 courses. The "renovations" are probably minor.
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The renovations are fairly extensive.
I spent a few hours with Mitch Leininger last year and try to convince him of a more (IMO) practical way to renovate and maintain the Executive courses. Although he seemed receptive, I got the impression that he wasn't interested in making any major changes. That may have been because he didn't think the idea would fly with his bosses or perhaps he just wasn't interested in additional work.
Mitch (who was the Director of the Exec courses) has moved on to work for the USGA and the District is currently advertising for a replacement. As of right now, I'm not sure who's in charge of the Executive courses.
The job posting for the position seems much more structured and the District seems interested in hiring someone who has more experience than Mitch had. For what they're offering money-wise, I think they're being optimistic.
As of this week, the District is no longer taking applications for the position, so it seems they've either hired someone or have narrowed down the applicants and doing final interviews.
Director Executive Golf Maintenance in The Villages, FL for The Villages Community Development District