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Otter Brook and the ACoE

3/22/2016

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Derek and I spent an hour with John, our contact at the dam, talking about what has been going on and where we are headed. First and foremost John is on our side. While we complain about the slow wheels of bureaucracy, he is actually in the trenches trying to get done what needs to get done and we appreciate that!! 

So cut to the chase Bob..when do we get Tees on back 9????

Not right now and most likely not till later in the summer.

Not what we wanted to hear, but it is what it is.

I will be happy to go into the various land use options that had been proposed and scrapped, but the bottom line is that when this is all said and done we will have a rock solid agreement with ACoE. We will have control over the course and we will continue to own baskets and tees. Again I won't bore you with cost sharing arrangements, but that is how some dams do it. Nothing wrong with it, but not what ACoE (or KDGC) wanted in this case.

So part of the conversation that went very well was a lot of the work we have done in last year as far as being a NH Corp and tax ID numbers is really going to help us now. We are charting new ground with this type of agreement as far as ACoE and disc golf goes. We are setting up a strong local org that will be responsible for the course and it maintenance and upkeep. ACoE will be a partner in this, but Keene Disc Golf will be the face of this course. And this is possible because we have dedicated members and a strong balance sheet.

But with this agreement is going to come some responsibility. We will have to go though channels to cut trees. We will have to deal with litter so our first 5 years are not our last. We will  need to be good stewards of the property. We can't just build and forget. But also with this agreement will come some perks from ACoE, like increased parking down by Hole 1 and possibly improved parking at the top. (It sounded awesome) No time frame on either, but its on their radar.

In the mean time we continue to play and blame errant shots on poor tees and lack of pole sawing. League keeps rolling and our Tourney schedule is not impacted at all.

If you want to know more, lets play a round and we can talk about 4(d) rules, chain saw certs, deer yards, stream setbacks and more :-)

​And that is where we stand!




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3/3/2016

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I am really excited about this years membership "drive". Last year we started with 22 members and finished with 40. This year we are starting with 36 and I know we will go up from there. Its just great seeing so many new players and so many folks enjoying Otter Brook and everything it has to offer. We recently hit the 20 player mark for league and it is only going to get better. 

Hopefully I will have more details soon, but we will be expanding league to accommodate more new and recreational players, and we have projects planned to improve the experience at Otter Brook, namely tee pads on back 9 and more picnic tables and benches. Plus another 100 smaller projects to improve play and improve the aesthetics of the course.

This to-do list can be pretty overwhelming sometimes. But when you see people signing up, taking on new roles, out playing, improving their game, having fun and making new friends..the years that have been put into this are SO worth it.

So I want to finish by giving a huge thanks to all the folks before me that got this wonderful thing started and all the new people that are going to keep it moving forward!! I can't wait to see what 2016 brings!!
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