City Of Pflugerville Won't Be Buying Blackhawk Golf Course

PFLUGERVILLE, TX — The city won't be emerging as the white knight in saving the Blackhawk Golf Clubafter officials said they won't be buying the beleaguered property, according to a published report.

City spokeswoman Terri Toledo told the Austin American-Statesman they lack the finances to purchase the real estate at 2714 Kelly Lane east of Texas 130: “The city doesn’t have the finances to pay for a $1 million to $5 million purchase at this time,” Toledo said in a prepared statement.

Surrounding residents have sought to preserve the golf course amid the imminent retirement of its owner, who says he's open to having the site redeveloped for ranch-style homes or some other type of housing, the newspaper reported.

The fight to save the golf course is not based on any historical designation or landmark status but seems prompted instead by a case of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome. Residents with homes adjacent to the site are worried that another subdivision or other development in its stead might be developed at the site and potentially affect their property values.

According to its website, the Blackhawk Golf Club opened for play in the fall of 1990 after its design by Charles Howard & U.S. Open Women's Champion Hollis Stacey. Described as "...one of Central Texas' favorite golf destinations," the course measures nearly 7,200 yards from the championship tees. "The links-style course offers a challenge at any class of play," its operators wrote on the website.

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