December 2006

Annual One-Day Holiday Sale

Reminder: Shoreline Golf Links is once again hosting a holiday sale. The annual event will be held on Friday, December 8. Sale hours have been extended in order to accommodate more shoppers and reduce the amount of time customers spend in line. The sale will begin when the Pro Shop doors open in the morning and will conclude at 7:00 p.m. All regularly priced Pro Shop merchandise will be discounted by 20%. Please note: for golf balls, the discount is on golf ball sleeve prices, not on dozen prices and there are no discounts on selected Callaway and Ping products.
Update - Renovation of the 18th Green
As most of you have already seen, construction work on the 18th Green is essentially complete. To refresh your memory, or in case you did not know, the 18th Green had experienced a number of problems caused by differential settlement of the landfill under the area. There were very few options for pin placement. After review, staff believed it was appropriate to submit a request for funding to the City Council to renovate the green. The Council approved the project as part of the City’s Capital Improvement Program for 2006-07. The project started in October. Weather permitting, we hope to open the green in February or March.

Temporary Green Development – 13th

Steve Crane, our Golf Course Superintendent, has been concerned that the area in the vicinity of 13 green is underwater for a good portion of the winter. We had hoped to bring in soil, modify the grading, install additional drains and generally take care of the problem. Maintenance staff began the process for a temporary green earlier this fall. Other issues on the course arose which prevented staff from getting the soil imported before the rainy season set in. We will most likely postpone the work on 13 until Spring. We are also considering submitting a request to the City Council to renovate the entire 13th green as part of the City’s Capital Improvement Program for 2007-08.

Shoreline Road Project

Work continues on the Shoreline Road Project. As you may have noticed, the road into the park during the winter is often under water. Even with pumping, we cannot remove enough water to clear the low areas. This is inconvenient for the many visitors to the park and also not optimal for emergency response by police of fire staff. Over the years, the road sunk due to differential settlement of the landfill underneath. In many places, the drains are lower than the road itself. The current project will remedy that situation. We hope to have the roads completed by December or early January with landscaping work to follow.


If you have any comments or questions, please drop by my office and let me know. You may also e-mail me at paula.bettencourt@ci.mtnview.ca.us