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<br />Gavreal Feder, 7132 Amherst <br />Mr. Feder suggested more public discussion be made available especially from the homes <br />around the golf course. He suggested that the trees in the golf course layout are poorly <br />maintained. Mr. Feder felt the Mayor Adams suggesting that the golf course would <br />become land for redevelopment was extremely drastic. He felt it should go to the voters. <br /> <br />Steven Goldstein, 712 Swarthmore Lane <br />Mr. Goldstein testified to the value of the golf course to the community and the need to <br />preserve it. He encouraged the development of a driving range/learning center and all <br />revenue made be put back into Ruth Park for capital improvement and maintenance. <br /> <br />Mike Molloy, 8130 Teasdale, <br />Mr. Molloy stated that increasing prices every year is not a sustainable long term strategy <br />D-1-g <br />to increase revenue. He said Ruth Park’s advantage was its central location and would do <br />a fantastic job with a learning center/driving range. Mr. Molloy talked of Forest Park’s golf <br />course and how it had become run down and until its rejuvenation, it is now a cash register <br />and a civic gem. They had the vision to make a long term investment. <br /> <br />Kevin Young, 4042 Westminster Place <br />Mr. Young talked about the benefits of the Junior golf program available at Ruth Park. He <br />talked of the advantage a driving range would be to this program. <br /> <br />Paul Kneeland, 701 Oakbrook Lane <br />Mr. Kneeland explained how Ruth Park was a part of why he became a resident of <br />University City. He talked of the success other golf parks experienced with the addition of <br />a driving range. <br /> <br />Stanford Carp, 911 Barnard College Lane <br />Mr. Carp presented a petition collected in support of the learning center/driving range. He <br />believed that the money generated would help maintain the golf course and also the other <br />parks of University City. <br /> <br />Ron Akin, 15421 Vineyard Lane, <br />Mr. Akin, Ruth Park golf professional for 17 years. He said he has seen 35 golf courses be <br />developed creating an oversupply. He favored a driving range as there are none in this <br />vicinity. He would like to see this facility be open to all and felt that right now the system <br />was dangerous, showed favoritism, and allowed no outsiders to participate. Mr. Akin felt <br />there was a need for people to just hit balls and not walk the course. He said that more <br />woman, children and elderly would feel more welcome to learn the game of golf at a driving <br />range. Mr. Akin said that he would make every effort to work with the surrounding homes. <br /> <br />John Sterbenz, 6904 Kingsbury <br />Mr. Sterbenz first heard of the learning center/driving range as an enhancement but until <br />recently it had become a revenue service. He feels that it would enhance the revenue and <br />the money could be used for the various youth programs. <br /> <br />Michael McDermott, 6830 Kingsbury Blvd. <br />August 20, 2007 <br /> <br />