Course Maintenance & Improvements

[srm_520]

Made my first ever trip to the park today - 5-9 are gone and only construction workers remain. There was a big sign about a future softball complex.

[DPdiscer]

Goodbye Burke-Crenshaw. Enjoyed playing you while you were around.

[Midnightbiker]

Originally Posted by DPdiscer

Goodbye Burke-Crenshaw. Enjoyed playing you while you were around.

Is there anyway that the city might donote the remaining baskets to the club, so they can be used for future courses? If they don't, I am sure they are going to end up at a junk yard somewhere.

[ChrisMacG]

Originally Posted by DPdiscer

Goodbye Burke-Crenshaw. Enjoyed playing you while you were around.

If you live in Pasadena or play courses in the area here's the number to call and raise your concerns:

Pasadena Parks Administration
3111 San Augustine
Pasadena, TX 77503
Phone: 713-740-7062
Fax: 713-477-7210
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Linton Ardoin is the person you need to ask for.

When I called I asked what the city's plans are to provide a disc golf course at another park, or to redesign the course as a nine hole in the same park. The city of Pasadena has been cannibalizing their parks over the past few years for schools and neighborhoods (about 60% of Burke-Crenshaw park is gone already) and if we don't get our voices heard the city won't have any disc golf courses at all.

I'll let you know if I find anything out.

[ChrisMacG]

Originally Posted by ChrisMacG

I'll let you know if I find anything out.

I spoke with someone at the Parks Department - The city plans on re-positioning the missing baskets (they claim only one has been removed) within the park around the new softball complex. Apparently the hold up is that they don't have a clue how to design the course and are researching how disc golf courses should be laid out.

That sounds like a job for someone on this board.

Again, contact Linton Ardoin at 713-740-7062 if you can help.

[srm_520]

Originally Posted by ChrisMacG

I spoke with someone at the Parks Department - The city plans on re-positioning the missing baskets (they claim only one has been removed) within the park around the new softball complex. Apparently the hold up is that they don't have a clue how to design the course and are researching how disc golf courses should be laid out.

That sounds like a job for someone on this board.

Again, contact Linton Ardoin at 713-740-7062 if you can help.

My eyesight may be getting a little worse, but I sure didn't see any baskets in construction area or in the distance. Granted it was my first time on the course, but even if I had seen the baskets, I don't know if I could have played them with the construction fence set up and workers and trucks everywhere.

[iconone]

My friend Tyler is working with the parks department to redo the whole course. He said he has it all mapped out and has walked it with a guy from the parks dept. I havent talked with him in a while but i will call him for some updates.

Originally Posted by ChrisMacG

I spoke with someone at the Parks Department - The city plans on re-positioning the missing baskets (they claim only one has been removed) within the park around the new softball complex. Apparently the hold up is that they don't have a clue how to design the course and are researching how disc golf courses should be laid out.

That sounds like a job for someone on this board.

Again, contact Linton Ardoin at 713-740-7062 if you can help.

[ChrisMacG]

Originally Posted by iconone

My friend Tyler is working with the parks department to redo the whole course. He said he has it all mapped out and has walked it with a guy from the parks dept. I havent talked with him in a while but i will call him for some updates.

I drove by and looked at the course this morning. From what I could see most of the baskets have been moved to put the course around the northeast side of the lake all the way up to Crenshaw Rd. The Tees are marked with tall white posts and they do look a bit close to the baskets in a few cases. There was also a sign up announcing that the renovations will be completed by October of this year.

It is good to see this course coming back. I'm going to try to get out there and play a round this week. More info to come.

[bmugwump]

That's great news...I figured it was a lost cause! Burke-Crenshaw is where I got my one & only ace!

[mattman]

cool! this is now the closest course to my home, and I was telling my parents the course was not there anymore all bummed out you know. My step dad knew about the course!