The Concern
The sale of the 101-year-old course to a development group, a purchase completed in late December, worries neighbors, golfers and those wanting to preserve Garden City's largest piece of open space.
More Than Golf
Once home to an amusement park, Plantation's 118 acres provide a haven for wildlife -- eagles, ospreys, cranes and deer -- and in high water runoff years, a check on Boise River flooding, giving excess flow a place to go.
See Proposed Redesign, Development Footprint
Will Gustafson and his team have released a concept to reconfigure Plantation and asked for feedback. The proposal is for an 18-hole, par 68 course with development to occur along State Street.
The Issue Is Real
The fate of a historic and cultural resource should concern everyone interested in our community's heritage, the environment and, perhaps, the century of beauty we've taken for granted. Will Gustafson, a developer based in Southern California, has stated plans for commercial and residential development that could forever alter this community resource.
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