City council adjusts fees at Cleburne Golf Links

By Matt Smith/msmith@trcle.com

Cleburne council members lowered childrens’ fees for the Cleburne Golf Links and added family package deals to the course’s fee structure on Tuesday.

The move is in line with recommendations made by the Cleburne Parks and Recreation Board during its July 20 meeting.

Officials had planned to monitor the fee schedule at the recently opened course and make changes as necessary, said Max Robertson, parks and recreation director.

The idea behind the rate modifications sprang from feedback received from golfers inquiring about family packages and a desire to encourage more junior players, officials said.

“We wanted to go this way to encourage more kids to come out and play,” said Craig Nieman, course manager and head professional. “Right now, juniors only represent about 4 percent of play, so we’re not collecting a lot of revenue in that area. We thought it would be better to lower the price and get more out there, which I think should help in the long run because they’ll grow with the game.”

The new fee for children younger than 12 is $10 seven days a week with the cart fee waived if they ride with a paid adult. Children 13-18 will pay a $15 green fee Monday through Friday and an $8 cart fee if riding with an adult or licensed driver who rents a cart.

Council members approved a junior summer package good from June 1 to Aug. 31. The fee is $100 for children younger than 12 and $200 for children 13-18. Both packages apply to play after 3 p.m.

Council members approved gold and silver family member packages. The gold package costs $2,500 for the first adult, $1,000 for each family member older than 18 and $250 for each member younger than 18 and is good seven days a week.

The silver package costs $1,750 for the first adult, $700 for each additional member older than 18 and $175 for each member younger than 18. The silver package is good Monday through Friday.

A platinum couple package, for senior couples in which at least one member is 65 or older, costs $2,400 per year and is good Monday through Friday.



Energy savings

The council agreed to team with the company EnerNOC, which stands for Energy Network Operations Center, for demand response load reduction services, a move that should save the city money and avoid power outages.

The agreement allows the water and wastewater treatment plants to go “off the grid” and onto generator power during high electricity demand periods, said David Esquivel, public works director.

EnerNOC will pay the city to participate in the program, Esquivel said.

“This will save electrical costs to the city and also provide an orderly switch to generator power if the possibility exists for a power outage due to demand,” Esquivel said.

Participation in the program comes at no cost to the city, he said.



New parking lot

Council members approved the renovation of the parking lot across the street from city hall at a cost of $148,000.

Money for the project had already been budgeted from city gas royalty funds collected.

The new lot will also aid efforts to beautify the downtown area, said Mayor Ted Reynolds.

Council members also approved the purchase of a John Deere tractor and shredder for $42,143.76. Both will be used at the Cleburne Municipal Airport.



Board and committee appointments

The council made several appointments to city boards and committees including:

zx Appointing William Pfeiffer and Frances Nielson to the Cleburne Airport Board

zx Reappointing Diana Leonard to the Cleburne Library Board

zx Appointing Joe Stephens and Brannon Potts to the Cleburne Zoning Board of Adjustment and reappointing Shaun Mattix to the same board

zx Appointing Councilman Dale Sturgeon to the Railroad Museum Advisory Committee

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