Most people who read Business Report know Executive Editor JR Ball isn’t a fan of the number of golf courses BREC operates in East Baton Rouge Parish.
A good game of golf is a beautiful thing, he writes in his new column. less fabulous, however, is the millions of taxpayer dollars annually subsidizing a sport where BREC’s supply dramatically out-drives demand.
Take last year, for example: Every time a golfer teed it up on a BREC course, taxpayers got stuck with what amounts to a $17.76 greens fee. All in, our tax-dollar-subsidy for BREC’s golf operations was just shy of $2 million, which is far better than the $2.7 million tab in 2017.
But this time, Ball is actually writing to praise BREC, rather than bury it; both for its bold ideas for Greenwood Park as well as the department’s proposal to shutter the failing Dumas golf course. Read the full column. Send comments to editor@businessreport.com
