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Golf course closes for greens renovation By CAROL BROOKS Staff Writer

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The H.O.P.E. Club from Ragsdale High School assisted the Town of Jamestown in planting two dogwoods and a red bud tree at the entrance park at Vickery Chapel Road and E. Main Street in recognition of Arbor Day on April 29. In addition, David Masters, (Photos/Martha Wolfe) from the North Carolina Forestry Service, presented the Tree City USA Award and Growth Award to the town.

Jamestown Park Golf Course closed May 2 for greens renovation and workers immediately began stripping away the old sod. The old surface full of a mixture of grasses and weeds will be replaced by TifEagle Bermuda grass. “This is the only TifEagle in the area,” said John Crowe, parks superintendent. “People are going to be very impressed.” Crowe believes the greens will be 9-10 on the Stimp meter when completed. ShapeMasters, Inc., is doing the work on the

greens but the town is responsible for the fringe. Sod that town employees are cutting away from the fringe area is being reused on fairways to repair winterkill damage and other problem areas. The current timeframe for the greens project is for construction to begin May 9. In June, fumigation will be done and grass sprigs will be installed on the putting surfaces. July is set aside for the growing-in of the grass. This process will continue through August as the new greens are completed. The grand re-opening of the course will be Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3, weather permitting. “We want Jamestown

to look the best it’s ever looked before we open up,” Crowe told the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee on May 2. “This is so much more involved than I would have thought,” said P&R member Tony Brancazio. “It’s nice to see it actually happen,” said Martha Wolfe, town clerk. “It’s been a long time.” Jamestown Park Golf Course opened in 1974. This is the first major greens renovation since then.

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Rental policies under consideration for Jamestown Park By CAROL BROOKS Staff Writer With construction continuing at the Jamestown Park Clubhouse, the town’s Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee is considering rental and use policies for not only the building but the entire park, along with the Civic Center at Town Hall. Several policies are currently in place. “We have different policies here and there,” said Town Manager Chuck Smith at the committee’s May 2 meeting. “We want to combine the rental and lease agreements into one policy and also take advantage of our clubhouse to come up with a facilities policy for it as well.” Smith said they must update current policies, determine the rental space, amenities, fees and times for the clubhouse, shelters, baseball and soccer fields, concession stands at the fields and the Civic Center. Included in the policies will be security and cleanup fees along with cancellation and refund procedures. With the clubhouse overlooking two greens and more meeting space and outdoor seating added to the clubhouse, town officials believe wedding parties will be drawn to rent the facility. Additionally, corporate parties could rent all or part of either the building or the entire park – including the golf course. If the entire park is rented,

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the town will need to look into how this will affect golfers. Also under consideration is if alcohol can be served at the park for an event. Current policies only allow alcohol within the confines of the golf course, not the shelters. Whether the town supplies the alcohol using its ABC permit or have some other arrangement will need to be determined. An additional item under consideration is whether to have a list of local businesses as preferred caterers for the park. Town officials are researching similar venues to learn their policies and which, if any, can be applied to Jamestown. Also under discussion is whether to have different rates for Jamestown residents and out of town customers. “We will experience growing pains these first couple of years,” Smith said. “With the greens renovation and clubhouse renovation, we are going to start charging top dollar for rental. “We want these policies to dictate that.” During the discussion, the P&R Committee learned that the clubhouse grill – for many years rented to a vendor – must now be run by town staff. This is a condition of the financing agreement. Further discussion will take place at the P&R’s June 6 meeting.

The Jamestown Town Council will vote on Koury Corporation’s request for rezoning of areas 1, 2, 3 and 4 within Jamestown’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. Area 1 is slated to be apartments. Other development will be announced at a future date.

Koury rezoning on Council’s agenda By CAROL BROOKS Staff Writer

Carol Brooks can be reached at 336841-4933 or jamestownnews@northstate. Koury Corporation’s net. proposed development at the corner of Jamestown Parkway/Guilford College Road/Gate City Boulevard will be the subject of two public hearings at the Jamestown Town Council’s May 17 meeting. Koury is asking for rezoning of 6029 W. Gate City Blvd. and 6115 Jamestown Parkway to Conditional Use Bypass (CZ-B). Also included is a master signage plan for the area. The properties are planned for future expanLocal schools collaborate sion of the Grandover on special art project. development and will include retail, restaurants, See story and pictures, page A8.

residential and a retirement community. The new development is within the extraterritorial jurisdictions of both Jamestown and Greensboro. Koury has agreed to voluntary annexation of the Jamestown portion for office, commercial and residential use. As residents and neighbors of the Camelot Estates subdivision across the street from Millis Road School packed the Council Chambers, the town’s Planning Board unanimously approved Koury’s request in April. Many were concerned how apartments planned for the area abutting their subdivision would impact the neighborhood. In response, Steve Showfety, president of Koury

Corporation, assured residents that there would be no access to Camelot Estates from the apartments and that the company may take another look at the Millis Road entrance. There will be a right inright out entrance off East Main Street near the stop light at Jamestown Parkway, but no access from the bypass (Jamestown Parkway). Other than the gatedcommunity apartments, Showfety did not elaborate as to what types of commercial businesses could locate on the other properties. This will come later when the company submits site plans to request specific uses and development. See AGENDA, page A5


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