LOGAN – Following a public hearing with scant input on March 18, the members of the Logan Municipal Council approved a new schedule of fees for the Logan River Golf Course to take effect with the new season.
Only inveterate council watcher Matt Fatuesi rose to comment on the proposal, suggesting that the city might consider water conservation efforts as a way to improve the operation of the municipal links.
Mayor Holly Daines replied by pointing out the Logan River Golf Course is irrigated with secondary water from surrounding wetlands, which then returns to the nearby ponds as runoff.
After that brief exchange, council member Mike Johnson moved to approve Resolution 25-08, with council member Mark Anderson seconding that motion. The new fee schedule was approved by a final vote of 4 to 1.
The new fee schedule was originally suggested by Parks and Recreation Director Russ Akina at the previous council gathering on March 4.
Those new fees will take effect May 1, the first time that fees at the municipal golf course have increased since November of 2023.
After surveying the prices charged by other golf courses throughout the region – including links at Birch Creek in Smithfield, Eagle Mountain in Brigham City, Hobble Creek in Springville and Bountiful Ridge in Bountiful – the city’s recreation staff recommended comparable fee increases for the Logan River Golf Course.
Akina explained that those fee hikes were motivated by the city’s staff desiring to build up a capital fund reserve to finance future improvements to the course’s driving range, golf carts and irrigation system.
The staff recommended that an adult season pass fee would increase from $1,200 to $1,300 and a season pass for senior golfers would rise from $1,100 to $1,200.
Comparable fees for adult season passes at Birch Creek are $1,300; Eagle Mountain are $1,025; Hobble Creek are $1,200; and Bountiful Ridge are $1,300.
Fees for season passes for senior golfers at Birch Creek are $1,300; Eagle Mountain are $1,025; Hobble Creek are $1,200; and Bountiful Ridge are $1,000.
The adult green fees for 18 holes at Logan River would increase from $38 to $40. Green fees for adults for 9 holes would increase from $19 to $20.
Comparable green fees for 18 holes at Birch Creek are $40; Eagle Mountain are $38; Hobble Creek are $40; and Bountiful Ridge are $40.
Green fees for 9 holes at Birch Creek are $20; Eagle Mountain are $19; Hobble Creek are $20; and Bountiful Ridge are $20.
The city’s staff also recommended that the fees at Logan River for adult punch passes be raised from $290 to $310 as well as fees for senior punch passes being hiked from $250 to $270.
The full schedule of fee increases recommended at the Logan River Golf Course can be found at https://cms9files.revize.com/loganut/departments/admin/council/Res%2025-08%20Parks%20and%20Recreation%20Golf%20Course%20Proposed%20Fees%20Changes%20-%20WORKSHOP.pdf