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Who to use for a facility assessment?

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  1. Jason Buschbom
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    1/18/2021 12:01 PM
    I have been working at my facility, Turkey Creek Golf Course - McPherson, KS, for 21 years now.  We were privately owned and then donated to the city.  We are an enterprise fund and the city commission would like to see the golf course be self sufficient.  In the ten years that the city has had the course, we have been able to pay the bills but it is very hard funding equipment and any capital improvements.  We have some failing infrastructure throughout the course with irrigation, erosion issues among other things.  My director would like me to find a service that would do an assessment of our facility and put together a master plan that can be referred to throughout the next ten years or so.  I would really like to have some recommendations on what company would be good for this assessement.
    Thank you




  2. Charles Fultz
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    1/19/2021 5:01 AM in reply to Jason Buschbom
    Jason,

    Good morning.  Have you thought about using the USGA Turf Advisory Service?  Years ago they came into a course I was running to look at the course, but they also looked at the equipment we had to maintain it.  It was a great way to get the ball rolling towards a budget increase and a plan on upgrading the course.  Just a thought....



  3. Patrick Finlen
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    1/22/2021 8:01 PM in reply to Jason Buschbom
    Hi Jason,

    Just east of you is Sandy Queen. He retired from the City of Overland Park a few years ago. I believe he is consulting with municipalities on a number of different fronts. I would contact him to
    see what he can do for you since he is very close to your location.

    Pat

    sandyqueen@everestkc.net



  4. Andrew Cross
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    1/27/2021 1:01 PM in reply to Jason Buschbom
    Mike Vogt, never used him but get emails from him. I have corresponded with him the past regarding Irrigation Auditing, but the firm he works for does exactly this.

    https://mcmahongroup.com/author/michael-vogt-cgcs-cgia/



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