Obama disc golf stimulus!! Its true!

No shortage of proposals
Ideas to use $825b range from zoo exhibits to porn
By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff | January 20, 2009

Long before House Democrats unveiled an $825 billion economic stimulus bill last week, states, communities, and special interests from coast to coast lined up to show that they can spend that money fast - on everything from beaches to polar bears.

Amid proposals for roads, bridges, sewers, and water treatment plants, are scores of plans for unconventional projects. The city of Dayton, Ohio, wants $1.5 million to fight prostitution. Austin, Texas, wants to construct a 36-hole course for Frisbee throwers at a cost of nearly $900,000. In Ventura, Calif., officials want to stimulate the economy with $6 million in improvements to Surfers Point beach.

The picture is my creation but the article is real!
Heres a link to the full article: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/01/20/no_shortage_of_p...
He's off to a good start!

http://www.scidye.com

[Terry "the Pirate" Calhoun]

Sheila and I I (almost entirely Sheila) are working on a related social network at www.shovel-ready.info. It may go nowhere, or it may go everywhere.

[Scoot_er]

I got this from the DGR board and it may not get its funding from the plan in the end.

It will probably still be going in as I thinking it has been on the works for a while and maybe they were just trying to get offf easy, Austin likes DG

[Cowboy]

I was right! First time I saw Obama I figured him to be a pro Innova.

[Scoot_er]

Surfer's point wants 1Mil for a fountain! It's not even a nice fountain.

Oh and I don't think Obama would be too aggressive and would probably use a Sonic on upshots! Just think of the thought process that goes into throwing a 100ft Sonic shot and how those skills could help a President!

[John Hodgkins]

I was reading today on CNN that Anything considered a civic service or anything geared toward the improvement of the economy specifically aquariums, zoos, museums would get like 6 to 9 billion dollars from the stimulus package.

[Spin Theory]

nice photo manipulation!.... that would be sweet a course on the mall!

[FullContactDiscGolf.com]

yeah the course could be built and installed for much less than $886,000. But isn't land expensive in Austin. On top of that, being government funded, it'll more than likely be a state or city park, so pay-to-play is more than likely as well. Which means, club house(staff shack), maintenance shop(shed for mower) and other little necessities that go along with creating and running a park (toilets for example, probably the automatic flushing ones that are also part of the stimulus plan for some city elswhere).

Mark Stephens said:

$900K? That seems a little extreme for 36 holes...

Would it be nice? Sure (it better be for that much).

I am all for more courses, however I would rather see my tax money not wasted in such a fashion. A course could be built for much, much less and we all know that.

[David Nelson]

It sounds like Obama is bringing in "Chains we can believe in."
Ok, I'll stop. Nice photo.

[Jon Andrews]

My grandparents say this is scary, because it's getting back to depression era mentality.

[Mike Inscho]

That's cool to see a proposal by Austin, TX to get a 36 hole course in!. That's crazy that they estimate 900,000 for the project. I'm sure with 900,000 it'll be the upcoming place for the USDGC.

[Ben Calhoun]

Even for Disc Golf, 900,000$ seems like a waste of taxpayer money, no matter the quality of the course.

[Donny Olow]

Need to figure out how much for a permanent club house or building with restrooms , Deli and Carts !!!!