For the month of September, the actual rounds of golf were 2,599, which included 6 days of closure for maintenance and unfortunately rain. It was a very wet and raining month. Cash balance as of October 13 was $345,787.67 and as of this date all accounts payable were paid in full.
The landscape project along Corkscrew has been completed. The village is currently working with the county and Florida Power and Light to put the power lines underground so that the walkway will be completed. I am sure with the recent hurricanes this will be delayed once again. The landscaping throughout the community is still ongoing.
There has been much accomplished this fiscal year. The bridges throughout the golf course were replaced and paid for through a loan. The Pro Shop has been repainted, the outside back area updated and the concession booth revamped. Please take a look at all that has been done. I would like to thank Kyle Schulte, Tylor Renaud, John Vuknic, Todd Hoffman and all the staff for their hard work throughout this year. I would also like to thank all the staff who diligently helped get the golf course open a day and a half after Hurricane Milton. This was a great effort and shows how well this entire group work together to make this course the best it can be.
For year end, we did end a bit behind in the budget with a shortfall of approximately $325,000. I would like to say that the Pro Shop staff did an enormous project getting the inventory in line from a $175,000 difference to $2,500. Thanks especially go to Tyler Leon and Sloane Brady.
I know there have been many comments and discussion with regard to the rate increases. The Board had a tough decision in doing this, but it had to be done. The cost of everything as we all know is going up. Hopefully this can change. The Board as we have discussed over the years is to going to redo the irrigation on the course, the greens and the fairways. We currently have a committee working with Gordie Lewis, the architect of the course, a Board member, Kyle Schulte, and John Vuknic working on the plans. With that being said, the cost will be anywhere from $6 million to $8 million, with today’s supplies. A bond for the golf course redo will need to be obtained by the Stoneybrook CDD to complete this project. Remember this will have to be paid for by the Stoneybrook Golf Course. We will not be able to assess the residents. Therefore, the need to be competitive in the market and save money for the project means the rates did need to be increased.
If you are interested in lessons or joining one of the Women’s or Men’s Stoneybrook Golf Leagues, please contact the Pro Shop at (239) 948-3933.
If you have any questions regarding these issues or any concerns, please email the CDD at cdd@ stoneybrookesterocdd.com, or attend the CDD meetings.
The September CDD meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12 at 6 p.m. It will be held at the Stoneybrook Community Center.
