More than 100 residents gathered on December 4 to weigh in on a proposal by Mayor Michael Tubbs that would end the city’s $850,000 annual subsidy of the Swenson and Van Buskirk golf courses, effectively closing them and making the land available for redevelopment. The public comment period was dominated by people supporting the golf…

Citing annual subsidies from the city that have swelled to $850,000, more than double the cost of four years ago, Mayor Michael Tubbs is pushing for Swenson Park Golf Course to be repurposed as a mixed-use property and for Van Buskirk Golf Course to become a recreational complex. At a special meeting on Monday night,…