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PLACE TO SAVE THE OAKS AT
SHERWOOD GOLF COURSE.
IT CLOSED LAST WEEK BECAUSE IT
WAS TOO COSTLY.
BUT NOW, SOME IN THE AREA ARE
WORKING TO REOPEN THE COURSE.
NBC33'S MATT BOUDREAUX HAS THEIR
STORY LIVE FROM THE NEWSCENTER.
JEANNE - LISTEN TO THIS - FOR
THE COURSE TO RE-OPEN - - 450
PEOPLE NEED TO INVEST SIX-
THOUSAND DOLLARS A PIECE.
THAT COMES OUT TO ALMOST THREE
MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S HOW MUCH IS NEEDED TO
BUY THE NOTE BACK FROM THE BANK.
THE COURSE CLOSED A WEEK AGO
AND MEMBERS TELL ME IT'S BEEN
STRANGE NOT SEEING THE NORMAL
FACES HIT THE LINKS THERE.
THE COURSE WAS HISTORIC.
IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR OVER FIFTY
YEARS.
IF ENOUGH PEOPLE CAN RAISE THE
MONEY AND HELP SAVE THE OAKS -
IT WOULD BE A PRIVATE COURSE
OWNED BY THOSE WHO INVESTED.
MORE IMPORTANTLY TO THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN THE AREA THEIR HOME
GOLF COURSE WOULD BE BACK IN
BUSINESS.
" AT SOME POINT IN TIME ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH OF GIVING UP ON THINGS
THAT WE CONSIDER TO BE SACRED.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I
KNOW WHAT I GOT.
I GOT A THRIVING BUSINESS HERE
THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR 50 YEARS
AND PROVIDES STABILITY FOR THIS
PART OF TOWN "
IF YOU DON'T HAVE SIX-THOUSAND
TO INVEST.
CHATELAIN SAYS YOU CAN TEAM UP
WITH SIX OF YOUR BUDDIES AND PUT
UP A THOUSAND EACH.
THEY SAY NO CHECKS OR CREDIT
CARD PAYMENTS WILL BE PROCESSED
UNTILL THE 450 INVESTORS ARE
REACHED.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION
INCLUDING DETAILS ON A MEETING
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.
THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE
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