"FRIENDS OF GOLF IN GALLUP" - FINAL RESULTS

"Friends of Golf in Gallup" founder, Gary Leloff, presented the results of his golfer survey to mayor and City Council on Tuesday, May 11 during the “Work Session”. Eight other golfers were present.


Along with the contents of his presentation, Gary presented a packet that included: his views on the results of his survey, survey results, additional comments on each of the 18 questions by the golfers, extended comments that were not related to the questions, graphs, copy of the original blank survey and the letter mailed to the golfers. It also included results of two other surveys, one by the National Golf Foundation (2007) and one by RMCH-CS which was done in September of 2009 during the annual Charity Invitational. Gary said to the council that he would gladly make all original surveys available to City Council if so asked. No one asked.


Except for a brief moment in which there was a tense exchange started by Mayor Harry Mendoza, who misunderstoofd staff about the motive of the survey and the source of our local conditions, and where he attempted to divert the attention from the results, the presentation went very well, and was well received by the majority of the city council. Gary was thanked by the city manager, R. Dave Pederson, and councilor Bryan Wall. Later, Mr. Pederson, informed the audience and Gary that he would study the results in order to make future decisions on who should be in the upcoming “Task Force”.


We will keep you informed as to what decisions will City Hall make concerning the future of the golf course. You can see the survey results on the right side by clicking on the appropriate “FOGIG” (Friends of Golf in Gallup) links that you would like to open.


P.S. Over 400 surveys were mailed, 131 were answered, but only 128 were included in the results as the last three (3), came the day all packets were already being prepared for the presentation.


P.S. 2: A great big “THANKS” to Gary Leloff, not only for his personal expenditures, which, without the purchased database exceeded well over $700.00, but more than anything for his commitment and courage to try rally the community and city council to address important issues about our assets and resources that affect our youth, and therefore, our “Quality of Life” in Gallup.