4282 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
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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
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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
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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
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