City owned Golf Course leases up for Bid

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I’m not sure how long Dakota Golf Management has had the lease on the city courses, but I’m pretty sure it’s been for over 40 years. Is this going to change?

The City of Sioux Falls, SD, requests proposals for the Lease or Management of the Sioux Falls Municipal Golf Courses.

I know that Great Life has sparked interest in this lease and will probably bid on it. It will be interesting to see if this plays out like the Paramedics Plus contract did.

Posted in: Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Parks and Rec

6 Thoughts on “City owned Golf Course leases up for Bid”

  1. To determined be on July 29, 2017 at 6:37 pm said:

    I think that we need to evaluate if all organizations that use or lease city property are being good stewards of that property. Dakota golf has made a lot of money through the years and I don’t think enough has been expected of them.

  2. Jack Frost on July 29, 2017 at 8:47 pm said:

    Great Life has changed the landscape for golf in the region and has been able to revive the sport. I hope they are aggressive in their bid for the city contract. The current administration will be gone; therefore, Great Life would be treated fairly.

  3. l3wis on July 29, 2017 at 11:05 pm said:

    Just to clarify, I could care less who gets the contract, as long as the city courses stay profitable for the city.

  4. Bruce on July 30, 2017 at 9:35 am said:

    Why do we want another city owned property or properties set up to compete with the currently operating gyms and golf courses? Why should we encourage Don Kearney’s to operate fitness centers on city property? There is something really wrong with this idea.

    All you have to do is go to the Park & Rec board meetings and feel the shift. Why must we citizens allow the city to keep putting stress on locally owned small businesses? Why should we encourage the well heeled take over more of our town?

    Something smells and it ain’t Morrell’s.

  5. anonymous on July 30, 2017 at 6:28 pm said:

    The first commenter (To be determined) is accurate. Every year when Dakota Golf Management (Tom Jansa) shows up before the Park Board for their annual review they get a wink and a nod from both the Park Administration, Park Board and from Eide Bailly.

    Every year Eide Bailly reports the same audit finding: issues with segregation of duties, meaning there are too few people handling the revenue from all of our taxpayer-owned golf courses!

  6. Emoluments Clause on July 30, 2017 at 6:37 pm said:

    Speaking of Morrell’s, how come we never named it the John Morrell Arena back in ’61?

    Maybe because we once understood that just as there needs to be a wall between church and state. There also needs to be a wall too between corporate and state.

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