The Springtown Golf Course will be closed permanently; the process to create a master plan for the area will begin. In addition, a ballot measure will be placed on the November ballot to ensure that the land remains as permanent open space. Those were among the unanimous actions taken by the Livermore City Council at its meeting on Monday.
Is Baypointe a housing project?
The Baypointe property proved unfeasible to be turned into housing. The development rights that determined how many units could be built on the property were transferred years earlier to the Harbor Greens condo project in the middle of the golf course.
Is Baypointe Golf Club a nonprofit?
Residents from the surrounding residential communities of Tamarac by the Gulf, Harbor Greens and Yacht Club Estates formed the Save Baypointe Golf Club nonprofit in 2017. The group began organizing in 2015 with the goal of preserving the property as green space and improving the unsafe conditions, said president Linda McDowell.