The management firm informed the county that it would cease its involvement with The Habitat, The Savannahs and Spessard Holland as of July 30, citing “the net loss for the three properties [as] something we cannot continue to subsidize financially.” The county is looking into legal action for breach of contract while arranging for temporary management by other companies and also exploring new long-term solutions.

About 100 local homeowners recently pooled funds to purchase, renovate and reopen the Birmingham, Ala., property, all while voluntarily mowing the course throughout its eight-year closure. The formerly private club is now semi-private. Heatherwood Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Ala., has reopened with a new business model and management, the Columbiana, Ala., Shelby County Reporter…