Bryan Mayor Jason Bienski says there is misinformation regarding the city’s special election questions related to selling the municipal golf course and purchasing Briarcrest Country Club.
Responding to a statement made on WTAW by councilman Mike Southerland, Bienski says the City Attorney’s office is not sitting on a contact to sell the municipal course.
Jason Bienski comments on “misinformation”.
Bienski says if the municipal golf course is sold, that money has to go into new and existing parks.
Mayor comments on where revenue goes from sale of parkland.
The dollars and cents of publicly owned golf courses is one of the considerations for Bryan voters in the upcoming election. Mayor Bienski admits while the city has not been turning a profit on the municipal course, he says there are people who advocate parks are not money centers.
Mayor comments on muni golf course losing money.
And Bienski brought up the city revenue generated by the privately-owned Briarcrest that would be lost if purchased by the city.
Bienski comments on the revenue the city receives from the privately owned Briarcrest.
Click HERE for the city of Bryan’s information on the special election questions.
Click HERE for the visit between Bienski and WTAW’s Scott DeLucia.