By Tere Dunlap
tdunlap@ themonroetimes.com
MONROE - Approval for a disc golf course in Monroe could come as early as July.
Paul Klinzing, park supervisor, said the Park and Recreation Commission is prepared to review a map of the proposed 9-hole course in Twining Park and could possibly approve the plans by its next meeting July 21.
Waiting for plan approval and equipment delivery is going to take longer than setting up the course.
If the city doesn't install cement pads at tee-off locations, the course could be ready to use in one afternoon, said Terry Miller, owner of Life.disc sports in Pewaukee, the company helping the city develop the course.
If Miller gets the plans in earlier, the commission might call for a special meeting to approve them, Klinzing said.
Miller, with input from local players and several commissioners, laid out the course May 24. Flags now mark the locations of goal baskets and tee-offs.
Miller said safety is the first concern when laying out a course.
"Of course, it has to be fun and challenge-appropriate for the right people in mind, also," he said.
Because it will be the first course in the area, Miller said Twining Park's course will not be long or "ridiculously challenging."
"We made it intentionally easy to moderate, so it is welcoming to the entire community, particularly new players - even beginners, young and old," he said.
Klinzing said the city will purchase goal baskets that cost about $400 to $500 each.
Concrete tee-off pads cost about $425 each installed, and tee-off signs, indicating the hole number, are $85 each. But the city is considering making and installing its own tee-pads and signs for a much lower cost, Klinzing said.
If the city decides to install cement tee-off pads, Miller said, course installation could take two to three days.
Klinzing said the Monroe Kiwanis Club has taken a keen interest in getting the course developed.
"I suspect they are going to donate a good portion of the cost," he added.
tdunlap@ themonroetimes.com
MONROE - Approval for a disc golf course in Monroe could come as early as July.
Paul Klinzing, park supervisor, said the Park and Recreation Commission is prepared to review a map of the proposed 9-hole course in Twining Park and could possibly approve the plans by its next meeting July 21.
Waiting for plan approval and equipment delivery is going to take longer than setting up the course.
If the city doesn't install cement pads at tee-off locations, the course could be ready to use in one afternoon, said Terry Miller, owner of Life.disc sports in Pewaukee, the company helping the city develop the course.
If Miller gets the plans in earlier, the commission might call for a special meeting to approve them, Klinzing said.
Miller, with input from local players and several commissioners, laid out the course May 24. Flags now mark the locations of goal baskets and tee-offs.
Miller said safety is the first concern when laying out a course.
"Of course, it has to be fun and challenge-appropriate for the right people in mind, also," he said.
Because it will be the first course in the area, Miller said Twining Park's course will not be long or "ridiculously challenging."
"We made it intentionally easy to moderate, so it is welcoming to the entire community, particularly new players - even beginners, young and old," he said.
Klinzing said the city will purchase goal baskets that cost about $400 to $500 each.
Concrete tee-off pads cost about $425 each installed, and tee-off signs, indicating the hole number, are $85 each. But the city is considering making and installing its own tee-pads and signs for a much lower cost, Klinzing said.
If the city decides to install cement tee-off pads, Miller said, course installation could take two to three days.
Klinzing said the Monroe Kiwanis Club has taken a keen interest in getting the course developed.
"I suspect they are going to donate a good portion of the cost," he added.