Park Hill Golf Club operator fires off second lawsuit, this time at city over construction
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Denver’s Department of Public Works is constructing a stormwater retention area in the northern reaches of the Park Hill Golf Club’s course. (Thomas Gounley)
The operator of the now-closed Park Hill Golf Club this week sued the City of Denver, asking a court to prevent construction work affecting four holes until an agreement is in place regarding how the operator will be compensated for expenses related to the course closing.
Texas-based golf course operator Arcis Golf, whose lease on the 155-acre course runs through 2023 and makes the company responsible for maintaining the property, claims in the lawsuit that it doesn’t currently have such an agreement with either the city or Clayton Early Learning, the golf course owner.
The city’s Department of Public Works has fenced off around 35 acres of the golf course on the northern end of the course — about four holes — and is building a flood mitigation holding area, according to the lawsuit. The course closed at the end of 2018 because of the work.
“Neither the city nor Clayton has given us any indication of how our costs for the next few years will be reimbursed while the course is closed,” said Scott Siddons, Arcis’ general counsel. “The only way to force the issue is to file a reverse condemnation lawsuit.”
The lawsuit, filed by Denver law firm Waas Campbell Rivera Johnson & Velasquez, is asking for a court-ordered injunction booting the city off the land until the squabble is resolved.
First of all, thanks Arcis for staying in the game. Had you deserted PHGC, Denver and it’s citizens would have lost “PRIME” open space to our greedy administration and unscrupulous developers. NOW, having stated that..go getem…