The Vail Town Council voted Tuesday to postpone the decision about the realignment of the 18th hole at the Vail Golf Club — something many golfers and golf course-area residents strongly oppose and spoke out against for nearly two hours.
About 50 people packed into the Vail Town Council chambers Tuesday night to speak out against the realignment, which would change the 18th hole from a par 5 to a par 4 by moving the green to make room for the redesigned clubhouse and indoor/outdoor events space. Residents and golfers cited everything from decreased property values to an unsightly finishing area to safety concerns to a diminished golfing experience as the reasons they are against the proposal.
The conversation dates back to as early as January 2009, when the Vail Recreation District hired Phelps-Atkinson Golf Course Design, a Denver-based firm, to create a golf course master plan for the Vail Golf Club. Kevin Atkinson, the consultant, said Tuesday that his firm studied multiple ways to create more space around the clubhouse area, the so-called hub of the course — and this was well before the conversation of redesigning the clubhouse with town conference center funds came into play.
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