Darkening of Driving Range Lights May Impact Future Grant Funding
The Municipal Park Grant Commission of St. Louis County has sent University City a letter asking it to reconsider decision to keep driving range lights turned off at night.
The St. Louis County commission that helped fund the driving range lights at the Ruth Park Golf Course in University City has written a letter to City Manager Lehman Walker asking him to reconsider his decision to permanently keep the lights off at night at the range. In the letter written June 3, Tim Fischesser, the executive director of the St. Louis County Municipal League writes: "It has has come to the attention of the Park Grant Commission that lights at the Ruth Park Driving Range, built with grant funding, have recently been left unused." The lights were reportedly disabled in January after some residents near the range complained they were too bright. In May, Walker made the decision to permanently shut off the lights. The action …
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8:49 am on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Update!!! Mr. Walker's decison cost U-City $35,000.00 in grant money. more ›