City Council raises golf fees

RITZVILLE – The City Council unanimously raised golf fees at the city-owned fees following a June 20 public hearing in which nobody testified.

The green fees is increased $2 during the week and $5 on weekends, under the ordinance.

Having received no public comments, either in writing or at the public meeting, finance committee member Councilman Mike Schrag described efforts to develop a modified fee schedule.

“We didn’t just grab numbers out of the air, put them on paper, and tell Julie (Flyckt, the city’s Clerk/Treasurer) to draft an ordinance,” he said.

According to Schrag, committee members...