Attempts to rezone the golf-course property for residential development are futile, and have left an unsightly mess on Clubhouse Drive. Recovery cannot begin until WLLLC is out of the picture and the WLCA is ready to assume ownership. In 2023, SWL proposed a plan for WLCA acceptance of the property in WALDEN LAKE PIVOT PART 2 – RECOVERY.
Ascertaining the condition of the property was hampered by “No Trespassing” signs but WLLLC test results for arsenic and Google Earth photos of overgrown detention ponds emerged as costly impediments to WLCA ownership of the Property. Required repairs to trails, bridges and facilities brought the likely cost total to $4.1M as noted in walden lake burden part 1 problem.
The noted cost burdens along with associated ownership risks were judged to be too much for the WLCA to bear alone in the event of property abandonment. A joint WLCA/City Alliance, the WLA, was proposed by SWL, since both parties had shared interests in the PD stormwater management system. The WLA would arrange for necessary property repairs (or indemnifications) before turning ownership over to the WLCA.
The City would bear 1/3 of the costs up-front, while the WLCA would pay the $0.5M annual mamaintenance costs. Details are presented in WALDEN LAKE BURDEN – PART 2 THE SOLUTION.
SWL’s position has not changed over the last 10 years: The WLCA must assume ownership of the golf-property to protect homeowner property values and quality of life, IF AFFORDABLE!