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Journeyman

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13. In addition to what hatrack says above, golf is a significant contributor to some areas income...

Reply to TheFarseer (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 11:02 PM

Apr 2015

The appeal is less these days, but golf still has a huge impact on the tourist dollars of certain parts of the state. And people who travel to golf spend money on hotels and restaurants and other entertainment. Ban it and it will adversely impact a wide-range of businesses.

Better to control the irrigation better, give the clubs incentives to convert to a links layout and replace some of their grass with native plants and other drought tolerant foliage.

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