The City of Penticton and the Penticton Golf and Country Club are teeing off on a joint venture to fix aging infrastructure at the facility.
From storm sewer drains to retaining walls, the $115,000 winter renovation project will be mostly paid for by Penticton taxpayers.
Mayor Dan Ashton says the City has a direct interest to help pay for the repairs.
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“It’s City property leased to the golf club,” says Ashton. “It’s storm water and that storm water system is utilized in that weir system and that weir system has had some issues and so we’re splitting the cost with the golf club. So that’s why the City’s involved in it.”
A weir system is a small overflow dam used to alter the flow characteristics of a river.
At the Penticton Golf and Country Club, the weir system helps manage storm water as it flows into the canal.
“The major concern is if this backs up into the City’s sewers then people would have trouble,” says Terry Montgomery, general manager of the golf club.
The City is contributing $85,000 toward the weir system and retaining wall repairs which get underway next month.
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