Private companies run some D.M. golf operations
Source: JASON CLAYWORTH, Des Moines REGISTER (IA), July 17, 2006
Des Moines has followed the leads of other cities and, in small steps, has begun to putt its way out of the golf business. Iowa’s capital city, on average, has lost more than $200,000 a year at its three public golf courses since 2000.
....... The latest agreement was signed last week for Blank Park Golf Course on the city’s south side. It lets a private company, C-Corporation, control almost all hiring decisions, maintenance, major improvements and renovations. City officials earlier this year hired a private company to supply 11 workers at Waveland and Grand View golf courses, which will save taxpayers an estimated $114,000 a year.