Originally posted by blanketgirl
The thing about this other part(below)- why it strikes me as odd is that there isn't a golf course there at all. They started clearing out the forest
for one at least 15 years ago I've been told. It is just a huge cleared chunk of land surrounded by a moat, huge hill and barbed wire fence that gets
patrolled by guys that drive up and down the dirt road entrance (everything else in the area is paved)
More than likely, someone started to develop the site without really knowing what they were doing and went bankrupt in the middle of the project.
If that is the case the ownership of the property will pass to the receiver. These properties will typically sit for a few years while they get the
legal mess straightened out and all the liens cleared.
I’ve seen it happen time and time again. The guards are there to protect the receivers from liability. A half completed golf course is a hell of an
attractive nuisance for every teenaged wanabe motocross/ BMX racer.
Once all of those hurdles are cleared, you still need someone to step in and redevelop the site. There could be other hurdles in the way of that.
It could be that the original developer tried to fill in a protected wetland, or maybe there is a zoning issue that the local government can not
resolve.
If you are really curious, check with your local planning commission. The chances are excellent that they will know exactly who owns the site and
what the future planes are for it.