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Home My WebLink About4282 Kings Way Golf Course Public Rounds Letter of Support Liedell R E G E f V E ..vember 5, 2009 Board of Appeals Town of Yarmouth, 1146 Route 28 NO V 5 - 2009 South Yarmouth, MA 02664 YARMD Subject: Petition#4282 by KingsWay Trust to B .;Ityotettsronr#355'-1999, to allow 8,000 rounds of public play at The Club at Yarmouthport (TCY), on KingsWay Trust'property Ladies and Gentlemen; I am highly in favor of your granting the subject request at your Board meeting on November 12t". The reasons I emphasize in this letter are mainly economic, although there are many other equally important reasons. As you probably know, the course under its prior name (KingsWay Golf Course), was allowed public play until relatively recently. I offer the following observations and opinions for your consideration. 1 - Although your first reaction might be that allowing public play here would reduce the number of rounds played at Yarmouth's two municipal courses, the fact is that TCY is a much shorter and less competitive course than the Town's courses, which are full length and offer much greater challenge. Regarding the beauty of the course, I think they are equal, but while casual golfers appreciate that, more serious golfers want to play at a regulation length course. Thus, I feel TCY public here will have little downward effect on play and revenue at the Town's courses. 2—TCY is now in very serious economic peril, and if 8,000 rounds of public play are not approved now by your Board (I understand the KingsWay Trust/TCY proposal passed all other recent Town reviews), it is quite sure that TCY will go out of business by year-end. As you may know, the golf club has been supported by add-on monthly assessments to all KingsWay residents (including Heatherwood) since 2006. These are now proposed to be greatly increased in 2010—to aggregate roughly $500,000 in 2010. Even that very unwelcome assessment of residents will not save TCY from financial failure and closure soon if the requested 8,000 rounds of public play are not allowed. 3 —If the golf course is closed (no other company has been found which is willing to take it over), the lost beauty of the golf holes will significantly further decrease the selling price of the 456 condominium units (and to a lesser extent, the approximately 192 units in Heatherwood). That will of course decrease the Town's assessed value of those units, and thus the property tax revenue which the Town receives from these units. 4—As an example of how the value of abutting properties are also increased by proximity to this golf course, enclosed is a sales sheet from a home on a long driveway off Route 6A (just west of Fiddler's Green business center) planned next to the 18th tee of the golf course, with a view of the fountain in a pond on that hole. Some enclosed photos which I took recently illustrate how the view of the golf course is a selling point for that site. 5 - On the KingsWay site, most of the normally Town-paid services are provided by the residents, through fees we homeowners pay to the KingsWay Trust and KingsWay Condominium Trust. These include, for example: public roads (construction and maintenance); waste water treatment (probably the best on Cape Cod), wells to re-circulate water for golf course irrigation, buried utilities such as electricity,telephone and internet communication (which greatly reduced Town original and maintenance costs for these services), practically no students in Town schools, etc. In return, this small request should be granted. Thank you very much for considering my comments, from a 15-year KingsWay resident. ames E. Liedell, 148 Kates Path, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675: Phone 508 362-0167 MLS Page 1 of 3 Li-,sing s_u 1rniry Listing#20907822 700 Route 6 A, Yarmouth, MA 02664 0 Active (09/08/09) DOM/CDOM:3/3 $499,000 (LP) Beds: 2 Baths: 3 (2 1) (FH) Sq Ft: 1780 Lot Sz: 0.980ac Town: Yarm Yr: 2010 Remarks Picture Report Listing Violation Don't miss this opportunity to have the Davenport Building Company build your new home. Act now and choose your colors, carpets, kitchen counters and cabnets from our large selection, Or bring us your plans. We will customize a package for you. This lot offers privacy 'r and conveniance. See attachments for interior and exterior specifications. Call the up-broker for more details. i4 111- � ,r Additional Pictures A. tiCai 'Vitt i { [ictures(6I Attached Docs See Map Location Description North of 6A Agent Russell W Nesbit El (ID:U3218)Primary:508-398-2293 Office Davenport Realty Trust(ID:DAVN)Phone:508-398-2293,FAX:508-760-3657 Property Type Single Family Property Subtype(s) Single Family Status U Active(09/08/09) Town Yarmouth Commission Sub Agent Comm. Buyer Agent Comm. Dual Agent Comm. Dual Var Comm 2.5% 2.5% $0 No Facilitator Comm 2.5% Listing Type Excl.Right to Sell Owner Name DeWitt P Davenport County Barnstable Tax ID NEW OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION Beds 2 Baths (FH) 3(2 1) Approx Square Feet 1780 Sq Ft Source Building Plans Lot Sq Ft(approx) 42689 Lot Acres(approx) 0.980 Lot Size Source (Assessors Records) Year Built 2010 Listing Date 09/08/09 Entry Date 09/08/09 Original Price 499,000 Expiration Date 09/03/10 Directions to Property Northside of 6 A between Hockanom and Manchester Rds.look for sign.Home to be set back approximately 360'off 6 A with views of Kings Way Golf Course. Listing Page Commission-Other None Showing Instructions Call Listing Office,Yard Sign General Page Zoning R-40 http://ccimis.rapmis.com/scripts/mgrgispi.dll 9/11/2009 i 1 -, -.:,-E- z, 0 0 ct... Z ,> -,S n tza X E-4 3-- - ''-•\C, ,, t.. _ ', ''.;", , in, , q-':. 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