Using Chappy's Machine here.......
I would like to have some people let me know that they are interested in helping with the "sweat labor"
For those that are looking to play East of Swope.......4-70 Lakewood and Bowlin
area....
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Jack Lowe
President-KCFDC
http://www.KCFDC.org816.231.3622-H
913.485.5123-C
"Disc Golf-
Like ball golf, only faster,
cheaper, and healthier!"
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:02:57 +0000
>
> To everyone:
>
> Here is some feedback from our meeting the other night. We hope to have
> more user group participation at our next meeting in order to justify
> moving forward with the project.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Casey
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:22 AM
> To: Tom Lovell; Foster Paulette; Gary Welty
> Subject: Disc Golf Development @ Pottberg
>
>
>
> Summary from last night's meeting with the disc golf user group that
> Gary and I attended:
>
>
>
> We had three people attend the meeting, only one from the Lee's Summit
> area, Brian Palmer. The two others: Jack Lowe is president of the KC
> Flying Disc Club, and John Chapman manages Disc Golf World store in
> downtown KC. The KC Flying Disc Club has about 800 active members.
> Their statistics indicate that there are between 8-10K active and
> recreational players in the KC Metro area.
>
>
>
> Course plan and development:
>
> We discussed the preliminary plan that we have developed and they
> indicate it could work very well. They like the distance of the course
> and the terrain. They also feel the amount of vegetation on the site is
> an advantage to course development creating more interest and variety of
> holes.
>
>
>
> They commented that in developing the course it is good to consider
> multiple hole locations where the catcher could be moved to different
> locations for more variety of play. This also reduces wear and tear on
> turf around a single hole location. We should be able to accomplish at
> minimal cost (50-100$ per hole)
>
>
>
> Area courses:
>
> They recommended visiting several KC metro courses particularly Rosedale
> Park at 42nd and Mission Rd. It is a 36-hole facility and the most
> popular in the area. On a busy day, Rosedale will do between 250-300
> rounds. Other courses at Waterworks Park, Swope Park, and Olathe are
> very popular and have active leagues on weeknights. Gary and I will
> schedule a time to visit some of these facilities. There are no
> sanctioned (or PDGA certified) courses east of Swope Park in the metro
> area.
>
>
>
> Park Impact on neighborhood:
>
> Neighbors adjacent to the park have heard news of development and are
> concerned about future land use. We will schedule a time to meet with
> the homeowners association to hear some of their concerns. We feel we
> can address many of them through education and slight modifications in
> the plan. The user group has agreed to provide any assistance necessary
> in preparation to meet with the homeowners.
>
>
>
> Funding options:
>
> The group indicated that KCMO has used some grant dollars to develop
> some of their disc golf facilities (PIAC grant). They also indicate
> that fund raising events where temporary courses are set up are very
> popular. They could assist us in facilitating some of these functions.
> They also indicate that it would not be a problem putting a group
> together that would provide "sweat equity" into the project- labor tree
> clearing, tee construction, etc. The KC Flying Disc Club has a user
> agreement with KCMO to provide some maintenance, marketing, and
> management of their facilities.
>
>
>
> Marketing and Promotion:
>
> The group has put in a bid and been approved for the Disc Golf World
> Championships in August 2009. There are approximately 1500 competitors
> in the event from about 15 countries. According to Jack Lowe, this
> equates to about 2.5-3 million dollars in the local economy. They
> indicate they would like our course to be in the 6-7 course rotation.
> The KC club has a very active tournament schedule and weeknight league
> schedule.
>
>
>
> Project Costs:
>
> A good estimate, according to publications and our research indicate an
> 18-hole facility with all of the site amenities and features will cost
> between $20-$25K. The unknown at this point is exactly how much tree
> clearing, grading, drainage improvements, and re-seeding are needed. A
> ballpark estimate for this work would be an additional $50-$75K. This
> would not include any labor assistance from outside groups or volunteer
> labor. Staff will need to sit down and work through the scope and
> include the trail construction in the project. Several options exist at
> this point.
>
>
>
> Follow-up:
>
> Jack Lowe will be sending me some information on course development,
> their contract with KCMO, and several other pertinent items. We will
> set up meetings with the homeowners in the next few weeks to discuss the
> project and Gary and I will be setting up a time to visit area courses.
>
>
>
> All for now.
>
>
>
> Steve Casey, RLA, ASLA
>
> Assistant Superintendent of Park Planning and Development
>
> Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation
>
> 220 SE Green Street
>
> Lee's Summit, Missouri 64086
>
> ph: 816.969.1507
>
> fax: 816.969.1515
>
> cell: 816.969.8706
>
>
>