Comment on Cedar Rapids officials not sold on Jones Golf Course closure

CEDAR RAPIDS — Staff leaders in Cedar Rapids remain committed to closing Jones Golf Course, but the nine-member City Council is not yet sold on the plan and some want to keep it open as a nine-hole course. Closing Jones, one of four city-owned golf courses, is the most impactful recommendation in a plan released in December to balance the city’s golf department budget, which has averaged an annual deficit of $342,000, and repay some $2 million borrowed from the general fund over the years. “I need some additional questions answered before I can make a decision,” City Council member Ann Poe said.