By Jeff Labine

Cooke golf rates could be going up

Feb 28, 2017 | 9:05 AM

Bumping up the season trail fee at Cooke Municipal Golf Courses by more than 60 per cent will bring thousands of dollars to the city, says Prince Albert’s mayor.

Greg Dionne proposed the idea of increasing the season trail fee from $215 to $315 at Monday night’s executive council meeting. The city-owned golf course is currently looking to increase all rates and fees by three per cent this year. The increase is intended to help cover the costs of improvements.

Dionne said the extra hundred dollars would go a long way for the city.

“If I do my math right, with the number of carts that do use our [golf course] it would generate about an extra $10,000 in revenue,” he said. “Well, that $10,000 would go a long way in refurnishing our trails.”

Dionne argued the increase may seem large but that’s only because the numbers are so small and was based on a season lasting for roughly 20 weeks.

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Also at the meeting, the developers of a dog and car wash along Second Avenue took a big step forward.

Council voted to rezone the area so a new 14-bay, wand-style carwash could be developed on Second Ave. between 26th St. and 25th St. The area is primarily residential.

Ward 8 Coun. Ted Zurakowski said the developer does a lot of good work in the community.

“That gives me a lot of confidence,” he said. “This developer, by the way, they do things… above and beyond. I had a phone call recently… I was able to answer all their questions about the space, the noise, about the location. We were able to provide answers to questions before they became objections.”

Council also heard from one resident who wants to create a transit advisory committee.

Briana Reid said she wants a better way for residents to communicate issues about transit to city council and staff. She believed one of the ways to do this could be through a specific committee that deals with transit.

She said a big problem is lighting at bus shelters. Reid suggested installing solar panels onto bus shelters, which would power lights and could also reduce crime.

Jeff.Labine@jpbg.ca

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