No, the Saint-François international golf course is not abandoned, affirms the mayor of the town, in a letter dated June 17. Certainly, the infrastructure lacks maintenance, due to lack of means and adequate equipment in working order, but measures are being taken to return to normal, writes Bernard Pancrel without further details of timetable or financial data. We have read this municipal communication.
On June 12, 2024, the management of the Saint-François International Golf Course, faced with the lack of maintenance of the buildings and equipment on its site, announced to users the partial cessation of its administrative activities. The mowers, tractors and other specific rakes necessary for the care of each surface are poorly maintained and, as a result, the greens (grass areas of the golf courses, around the flag), the fairways (mown part, between the playing area tee and green area), bunkers (sand bunkers, golf course hazards) and wooded surfaces deteriorate.
Working on your swing, trying a few birdies (according to the jargon of the discipline) is still possible, but golfers can no longer take full advantage of the site.
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The mayor of the town responded last week to the concerns of employees, users and Saint Franciscans in a letter published on the municipality’s website. In this communication, Bernard Pancrel takes stock of the measures taken to “maintain and improve this essential infrastructure”.
In the meantime, a minimum service is provided due to lack of resources.
In this press release, the mayor of Saint-François specifies that the amount of work necessary to rehabilitate the building is estimated at just over one million euros.
A project management proposal was submitted to the Departmental Council. But Bernard Pancrel cannot provide any timetable: “lThe budget, although in surplus, was not validated by elected officials” he specifies. Then, several measures are underway, such as the rodent control of the premises and the acquisition of 40,000 euros of industrial tools dedicated to cleaning the green. The order forms have been signed, assures the mayor. Bernard Pancrel ends his letter by recalling that he found the golf course in an already dilapidated state, upon his arrival at the head of the municipality in 2020 and that the refusal to transfer the golf course to public service delegation did not provide relief. the finances of the municipality No details are provided on the financial situation of the golf course, nor on the weight of the payroll in the budget.
The ideal would be to call on professionals to manage the Saint-François golf course, believes the town’s chief magistrate. This concludes that golf is not abandoned, since solutions have been implemented. This takes time, writes the mayor, and “everyone’s effort”.
