The Raccoon River Valley Golf Course recently received a facelift in hopes of a new potential buyer.

Home State Bank took over ownership of the golf course and wanted to improve its condition to make it more attractive to the public.  Sid Jones, President & Chief Executive Officer of Home State Bank, says that the original intent for why the bank got involved was because they saw it as a viable asset to the community.  The bank made the necessary renovations to the clubhouse and the golf course to improve the conditions that it was in.

In the presentation that Jones made to the city council this week, he mentioned that Home State Bank partnered with Region 12 to put the bank’s own money toward repairing the buying new equipment for the golf course because the current condition of the existing equipment was in poor shape.  He commented that Lake Panorama National, who also partnered with Home State Bank in the purchase of the golf course, would be willing to work with the city should the city decide to buy it.

City Administrator Mike Palmer states that the city hasn’t made anything official about buying Raccoon River Valley.

“The city is just looking at it.  They’re not making any commitments to purchase it by any means.  They’re looking at it as more of a community asset similar to the swimming pool and the rec center.  But right now we are just in the studying stages of it.”

Jones says that the quicker a buyer can be lined up, the quicker they can get membership promotions out and start utilizing the facility as a whole.