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As all of the city golf courses are under the Indpls Parks Dept, sure hope a small slice (no pun intended) of these $80M grants is targeted for upgrades and improvements to these facilities. But based on past history, unfortunately it probably won’t happen, as the golf courses are a low priority within the Parks Dept and overseen by administrators who don’t know the difference between a golf club and a hockey stick….at best.
I’m glad that Indy Parks is closing golf courses and focusing on greenspace that serves a larger part of Indy’s population. If you read their golf course market analysis, it’s actually quite helpful to understand the justification for which ones they are keeping or shutting down.
Mike – the 2021 market analysis was it was the largest demand year since 1999….
Getting rid of riverside was the right move – it was a waste of space as a golf course.
Not many others are currently struggling and there’s massive parks attached to almost all others in the city
BTW…..where would we be without the Lilly Endowment? What a wonderful giver they are to the entire state of Indiana for a multitude of civic, community, and educational projects. They are truly a treasured asset and without-obligation provider for the citizens of Indiana!
Well, it’s really a gift to Indianapolis, and it’s pretty targeted to one specific “feel good” area… and I’m gonna bet Indianapolis has also given a significant amount to Lilly in tax abatement and other corporate welfare in recent years. Like $24M in 2020, and $7M in 2019, and $9M in 2017.
So I’d have to guess we could just tax them normally, since they clearly don’t need the tax cuts?
Charles – this is the family foundation not the company….
Maybe get educated before posting?
Charles M: the Lilly Endowment is a completely separate entity from Eli Lilly. Tax abatements have no direct financial impact on the Endowment.
Hopefully some of these funds will be allocated to some of the smaller neighborhood parks, such as Canterbury Park (54th & the Monon Trail), which are highly utilized, but often overlooked.
A permanent Maintenance Endowment would be most beneficial for the long term. Daily, monthly, seasonal and full time maintenance!
We haven’t had it for years and all the parks need serious maintenance !
As a government entity, could Indy Parks legally set up an endowment? Would the state Dept. of Local Finance allow that?
This is great news but only means the city administration will continue to kick the can down the road in bringing annual funding from our tax dollars up to a decent and sustainable level. We have one of the lowest funded parks departments of any major cities in the country and it’s been that way for a long time under both parties. Until this is addressed our parks will continue to deteriorate.