<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Friday,  October 4 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
Opinion
The following is presented as part of The Columbian’s Opinion content, which offers a point of view in order to provoke thought and debate of civic issues. Opinions represent the viewpoint of the author. Unsigned editorials represent the consensus opinion of The Columbian’s editorial board, which operates independently of the news department.
News / Opinion / Letters to the Editor

Letter: Golf course sale is shameful

By Lucinda McElhinney, VANCOUVER
Published: October 4, 2024, 6:00am

I am disappointed and appalled by the Clark County Council’s secret decision to sell our last public golf course. This is publicly owned land. The outcry should be loud.

There is high-density housing being built everywhere I look with very little green space. The public parks in the county are suffering from overuse. If the cost of maintaining a golf course is too much, then the land should be turned into a general-use public park.

Eventually, the county can add a play area and walking paths, picnic tables, etc. Once the land is sold, it is gone and destroyed, more houses, less green. We need to save this green space and contribute to a better quality of life for Vancouver. Shame on you, Clark County Council!

We encourage readers to express their views about public issues. Letters to the editor are subject to editing for brevity and clarity. Limit letters to 200 words (100 words if endorsing or opposing a political candidate or ballot measure) and allow 30 days between submissions. Send Us a Letter
Loading...