City seeks to replace stolen vehicles at course

The city of Dayton has issued a request for bids for 20 new or slightly used gasoline-powered golf carts for a golf course that had 19 of its vehicles stolen.

Golf garts valued at $52,725 were discovered missing from Community Golf Course, which the city owns and operates.

The club has two courses.

Police investigated the former golf pro at the course in relation to the missing carts and discovered that eight people paid thousands of dollars for memberships that were never recorded and bank deposits that disappeared, according to investigative records obtained by this newspaper. The golf pro was a contractor.

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The golf carts were never recovered and the investigation did not lead to criminal charges. However, the city terminated its agreement with the golf pro’s services, which officials say saved the city about $150,000 in contractual costs it did not have to pay out.

Dayton also has issued a request for proposals for a golf pro for one of its three facilities.

The city owns Community Golf Club, which on average has 68,000 rounds play each year. It also has Kittyhawk Golf Center (63,000 rounds) and Madden Golf Course (23,000 rounds).

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