Golf club owner offers to donate land to school district
The owner of the Hudson Golf Club has approached the Hudson School District about donating up to 65 acres of that property for a future school site.By: Meg Heaton, Hudson Star-Observer
- For sale sign near the Hudson Golf Club
The owner of the Hudson Golf Club has approached the Hudson School District about donating up to 65 acres of that property for a future school site.
In a joint press release issued Monday from the district administration and club owner Chris Hanson, the precise location of the land that may be donated is not yet known. “The development and donation would have several contingencies, outside the control of Mr. Hanson or the district, including the city rezoning the property, approval of the land use plan, waiver of an eight-year restriction regarding continued use of the property as a golf course and construction of the road.”
The release noted that any development would include a road to help reduce traffic congestion at Carmichael and Coulee roads and at exit 4 of I94.
The district issued the following statement about the potential donation:
“The district is appreciative of this most generous offer but the suitability of the land for use by the district to meet the educational needs of students will require consideration of several factors such as the size, location and topography of the proposed site, DNR regulations, sewer capacity, traffic access points, traffic volume, surrounding infrastructure and site flexibility, and the timing of the donation. These factors and others must be reviewed and studied to the extent information is available. The District and Mr. Hanson will continue to exchange information to help the district determine whether the proposed donation meets the needs of the District, is viable as a future school site and if so, what size school it would support.
The release also indicated that regardless of whether a donation occurs, the district must proceed with the referendum to purchase the 126 acre St. Croix Meadows site for a future secondary school, in accordance with the existing purchase agreement between the district and the St. Croix Meadows owners.
The statement concluded with, “The District wishes to express its appreciation to Chris Hanson and his family for their generosity in making this proposal, and looks forward to continuing discussions about this possible donation in support of Hudson area students.
Hanson purchased the property in April 2010 for a reported $3.6 million which included the 141-acre golf course and 20,000-square-foot club house on Carmichael Road.
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