Council considers parking restriction; sells golf course
The Fort Payne City Council had first reading of a measure that would restrict parking at the city sports complex.
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City to lease DeSoto Golf Course
The Fort Payne City Council voted in a specially called meeting Tuesday to lease DeSoto Golf Course to Darrell Shankles for three years with an option for him to potentially buy it for $225,000. The city bought DeSoto Country Club in 2008 for $311,000 while Bill Jordan was mayor. At the time, the country club was nearly $300,000 in debt and faced foreclosure after missing payments, according to press reports. It seemed like a bargain since this was about a quarter of its tax-assessed value of $1.2 million. Council President Walter Watson, who was on that council, argued Tuesday in favor of th...
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