![]() ![]() Section 5: OPA Board Subject: COPE Golf Petition? Msg# 879628
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all you'll hear from the 'keepers' is "we lost a great golf amenity and got nothing for it."
Other than one of the finest parks on the east coast? With regard to the geese, all of the various options, including the one you mention, are spelled out rather clearly on the U.S.F.W.S. web site and have been presented to the board by the Environmental & Natural Assets Committee. Interestingly, I don't believe the service any longer allows relocation. If on-site non-lethal means of control fail, the only alternative is "euthanasia." -- Killing them in non-government speak. Based on my reading, OPA must first show other non-lethal methods have failed before a kill permit will be issued. Nothing is going to happen fast. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Everyone is welcome have an opinion. Thanks Joe, here are a few: 1/ COPE: If the course is re-purposed, the association membership had better see a significant reduction in the annual assessment. Otherwise, all you'll hear from the 'keepers' is "we lost a great golf amenity and got nothing for it." A while back I mentioned, on the Forum, that a 18-hole chip and putt might be a good investment considering OPA youth, family activities, seniors et al. The land is there and the thought is that perhaps a golf course consultant could produce a re-design using as much of the current course geometry as possible. 2/ Geese: I recall hearing about a solution that does not require relocating or killing existing geese. It seems there's a process that involves rendering the eggs in the nest useless. There's an instrument they use to penetrate the egg (needle-size egg beater) that stirs the yolk. The goose is unaware that the egg is lifeless and will continue to fulfill its parental duties... sounds a bit expensive and time-consuming, but it might be something the Board could look in to. Thanks, Bob
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