From Golf Operations

Summer Golf Update!

Jeff Hochman

Assistant General Manager

The summer transition from the rye grass to Bermuda grass was great this year. The Superintendents and their staff really work hard all year long to provide the best conditions possible. The aerification process was done on the greens of each golf course which takes several weeks to heal (we appreciate your patience). The fairways were aerified and top-dressed as well. These practices are essential to providing great conditions in the future even though they are an inconvenience at the time for golfers. Again, we appreciate your patience. The golf courses had their annual Course Consulting Service by Brian Whitlark with the United States Golf Association (USGA). This is where staff can go over past, current, and future projects and have an outside point-ofview on our current conditions/practices. We are awaiting the results of the report and will share it with the community. Water is a very important topic in Arizona and especially in golf. The golf courses in Arizona use about 2% of the state’s water and the golf courses have an economic impact of about $4.6 billion. Here at Sun City Grand, The Board of Directors and staff have been very proactive to reduce water by improving the irrigation system (heads/swing joints), new satellite controllers for better flexibility, new pump stations, improving maintenance practices, not overseeding roughs, changing out the grass on the greens to not have to overseed and we are in the process of selective turf removal. All these items combined help keep our golf courses in compliance with the state. Year-to-date, the courses are currently 34.89 acre feet ahead of budget. An acre foot of water is equal to 325,851 gallons. Staff is really excited for the new tee boxes that were installed on the Cimarron and Desert Springs golf courses. For the most part, each hole constructed a new tee box in front of the current gold tees and reconstructed/moved the current orange tees. The tees are expected to be ready to play coming out of overseeding in the fall. Staff has been working with the Arizona Golf Association to re-rate the golf courses. They have re-rated Cimarron, Desert Springs and Granit Falls South. Since Granite Falls North will be renovated next summer, it will not be re-rated at this time. These ratings will be available shortly and shared with the golfers. As you can see, there is a lot going on. Thank you for your continued support of the golf courses.

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❑ Three additional receptions at different venues: ❍ First will be morning of September 22nd. ❑ Two “Speed Meetings”: Very similar to Candidate Roundtables held during Board elections. These will occur on Saturday mornings (Dates

TBD). ❑ Fireside Chats: Opportunity to discuss current issues once a month beginning in October in early evening on a day of the week between a Board Workshop and

Board Meeting (Dates TBD) ❑ Personal article written by each

Board member: See Alan Meyer’s article in this month’s Lifestyles magazine. ❑ Super Bowl Food Drive: More information to follow. Developing plans with Valley View Community Food Bank for Super Bowl Sunday food drive to support those less fortunate. I look forward to seeing you at the next Board Meeting, Board Workshop, Chat with the Board, or Budget Meeting. Stay Well, Keep Moving, and Be Kind to Others

2022 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES RALLY

Saturday | September 24 | 2–4 PM

Sagebrush Ballroom | Sonoran Building SUN CITY GRAND

✩ Please come listen to the candidates vying for your vote on the November Arizona general ballot. The event is sponsored by the Sun City Grand Democrats.

The following candidates have been invited: U.S. Senate Mark Kelly AZ Governor Katie Hobbs AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Attorney General Kris Mayes AZ Treasurer Martin Quezada Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman AZ Senate LD29 David Raymer AZ House LD29 Scott Podeyn AZ Senate LD28 David Sandoval AZ House LD28 Stephanie Holbrook

Maricopa County Attorney Julie Gunnigle Corporation Commission Sandra Kennedy

*Vote for two* Lauren Kuby Water Board Ben Graff *Vote for four* Alexandra Arboleda Ylenia Aguilar Jim Pederson

Community College Board at-large Kelli Butler Dysart School Board Tina Mollica Peoria Unified School District Board Melissa Ewing Deer Valley School District Board Craig Beckham Deer Valley School District Board Stephanie Simacek

✩ This will be Grand Democrats’ 11th Candidate Rally; beginning with Janet Napolitano’s first run for governor. The event will be moderated by Grand Dems President, Dr. Bill Shields. Entertainment will be provided by The Jazzy Poms of the Rhythm Dancers of SCW and singer Bob Walling. ALL VOTERS in LD28 and LD29 are welcome to attend! YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND. To register, go to www.granddems.org which will send you to another screen. Click RSVP in the red box on the top right of the page, and fill in the boxes as directed. We are in LD29.