Wichita can ensure that MacDonald Golf Course remains a golf course, even if the city does sell it to the developer of the Waterfront, a council member said.
Council member Pete Meitzner said he thinks the city could and probably would make that part of any request for proposals to sell the course.
Meitzner said “It makes perfect sense for it to remain a golf-centered area,” and “If we do an RFP, we could make that a condition.”
Selling the course for anything other than golf use would undercut a city pact with First Tee, a nonprofit youth golf program that is highly popular with the council. In April, the city inked a deal with First Tee to build a $1.5 million driving range and instruction center at MacDonald.
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