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.,-.: • Given that Meridian's lean budget drops 'Grab your golf clubs, walk out of your nik cake, c~orn,h
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the city's free lease for the Cherry Lane. road to Nampa and the Centennial Golf Tuesday: pizza or li
''• `' Golf Course appears increasingly unwise. ' Course. There you will find that the ~`'/fi"°"~~ inches r
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Council are determined to push ahead to the city. That. comes to about $135,000 a W~'~y' nachos c
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~' " • were $6,000 a year. Under the current plowed back into much-needed parks and b~~' w/~~, o~
•`',-lease arrangement the city doesn't get a recreation projects. veggies w/dip, salad
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Currently, the city has about 64 acres Fp~y; surprise haml:
,,,_ ,, The money to expand the golf course scattered among among nine parks. Tliat dog w/fixings, apple<
•;•,;•~from nine to 18 holes would come from amount of recreation land comes to about ;beans, salad w/dressir
' ~ ~• .borrowing $360,000 from the city's sewer 3.5 acres for every thousand residents. It Sept ~ - 29
•':~ "enterprise fund to pay for part of the falls short of the city's own comprehensive Monday: crispito or h.
:' ~ ;$863,000 ' expansion. Most of the money plan standard of five. acres for every thou- ~'~~ applesauce,
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,,'`.; with a park? ... If you can't pay for it, you Then he can propose a lease plan with bread stick w/taco, mi
have no choice." the Cherry Lane Golf Course that makes Thursday: rib-b~que or
Well, Mr. Mayor, here is what you do. sense for the citizens of Meridian. w/fixings, fruited jells
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