Save a gem, Kent’s par 3 golf course

Published 3:16 pm Wednesday, February 19, 2014

It is amazing how little attention we pay to things we take for granted until they are gone.

So when I heard the (city-owned Riverbend) par 3 golf course was still the target for closure, I decided to check around, see what others thought.

Low and behold, there are plenty of others who are dismayed that no matter what well researched and thought-out ideas and suggestions are proposed, the only plan considered is closure.

I have always admired cities that promoted healthy, family friendly, easily accessible, financial reasonable activities, and especially those involving the outdoors. The par 3 is that kind of activity. It attracts all ages and skill levels to participate. It’s an activity that does not result in concussions or broken bones. Novices start at facilities like this.

So it is particularly dismaying to see little to no effort being made by decision-makers to save and promote this kind of facility, instead of continuing to focus on their one and only idea – closure.

I hope the public pays attention to this and expresses their opinion. And I hope they see the value in keeping a gem of a facility like the par 3 golf course.

Check around for those other opinions.

– Bonnie Reister