After the Florida club abruptly closed its golf course, driving range and tennis courts, leaving the community’s homeowners association to propose that the county buy the property, the commission didn’t feel the club could be owned without spending $15,000 on a feasibility study, which was deemed not worth the cost.

The Florida course was purchased by James Price in 2018 for $2 million. Residents worry about property values and hope a buyer moves in quickly to salvage the course, before conditions decline further.