A sale is not imminent as Michigan’s largest city prepares to solicit bids for management of its courses—but revenue is down significantly from the previous two years and the head of the recreation department told the city council that “we’d like to sell some if we could, [because] it’s just not a good business anymore.”

Just last week, the city planned to award a 10-year management contract for its four municipal golf courses to the newly formed Motown Golf Management Group, but instead opted for a short extension with its current management company, Vargo Golf Detroit, to ensure that the golf courses open on time.