This month, a slew of dignitaries are planning to attend a ground-breaking ceremony for a golf course at The Canyons. Heated negotiations between property owners near the ski area appear to have ended and Summit County Manager Bob Jasper said construction of the golf course could be underway next spring.
Jasper blamed the construction delay on legal disputes between different property owners near The Canyons.
"We were trying to get them to quit litigating with each other and come together. I'm not telling you we are totally together. There are still some lawsuits out there, but most of it is resolved and that will allow for considerable investment in The Canyons," Jasper said in a telephone interview. "In the latest effort we were working with some 20 different property owners, everything from Talisker to Intermountain Healthcare, which also owns land there."
Talisker is the owner of The Canyons. But for the golf course to be built several other property owners near the resort needed to transfer their land.
"We've gotten everything through escrow," Jasper said. "It's starting to come together and it is coming together in a way that will be an economic engine for the county."
Officials expect to unveil a map of the proposed golf course at a ceremony Sept. 21, Jasper said.
"We'll show how it's going to be laid out," he said.
Course designers have been hired by Talisker and the Resort Village Management Association, Jasper said.
"I think it's going to be a
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high-quality golf course," Jasper said about the public course. "The sense I have is that they have brought in people who really know what they are doing to help not only on the golf course, but they brought in some people who really have expertise in terms of realigning the chairlifts and the redesigning of The Canyons itself." A Talisker spokeswoman said resort officials are confident that construction of the golf course will begin soon.
"The Canyons is working hard with the RVMA, the county and other landowners toward an imminent announcement about the golf course. The Canyons, with its commitment to excellence, has made fantastic strides with three new lifts and many more advancements yet to come. Summit County has done a great job of getting players to the table and moving this issue forward so that the residents and visitors of Summit County will have a fantastic golf course to enjoy," Talisker spokeswoman Lisa Roskelley said in a prepared statement.
Jasper described Talisker officials as "tough negotiators."
"It has been fair," Jasper said about the talks. "They have been able to focus on the bigger picture When you're in a litigation mode it's sometimes difficult to step back."

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