City Panel Approves 2 Public Golf Courses
Plans for two 18-hole public golf courses designed by a renowned architect have won unanimous approval from the Simi Valley Planning Commission.
The two courses, created by architect Pete Dye, would be built in Dry and Tapo canyons and cover about 220 acres. City officials hope the two courses will generate business as out-of-towners come to Simi Valley to tee up. About 100,000 rounds of golf per year are expected on the new courses.
“It should be a real plus for the community--a very high profile project that will attract a lot of people,” Assistant City Manager Don Penman said. “These types of courses attract a lot of corporate tournaments and activity.”
Several years ago, developers proposed building about 400 homes on the land near the Whiteface slope of the Santa Susana foothills. But the weak economy of the early 1990s halted home construction plans.
Officials at Big Sky Country Club Inc., the company building the courses, said they hope to have the courses finished by the summer of 1998.
After its plans cleared the Planning Commission on Wednesday night, Big Sky can begin building if the City Council finalizes its development agreement with the company later this month, Penman said.
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