Golf planners rethink idea of selling the property due to the unexpectedly high cost of replacing it.
Written By: Peter Passi
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Daral Lange hits a golf ball at Enger Park Golf Course’s driving range Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Duluth. The city has shelved plans to develop housing on the 10-acre driving range. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
The city of Duluth has cooled to the idea of bringing a housing development to the Enger Park Golf Course driving range property.
At a meeting to discuss planned improvements the course Tuesday night, Project Coordinator Todd Armbruster advised attendees: "The city is pausing work on the residential development that was envisioned for the current driving range at Enger Park because of the steep cost to construct and accommodate a replacement driving range. The plans for residential development at Enger haven't been formally and finally canceled, but we'll be focusing exclusively tonight on options that renovate Enger Park Golf Course in the existing location, with the driving range in its current location."