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The fight to preserve the Chuck Corica Golf Complex and secure its future took four years.  Jane was in the forefront of the fight and spoke frequently before City Council.  Here is a sample of her speeches:

n July 2008, Council accepted staff's argument that the par-three Mif Albright course was a "money loser" and ordered it closed.  Not buying staff's argument, Jane urged Council to re-open the course for benefit of junior and senior golfers.
After an ill-informed Request for Proposal process, Council accepted staff's recommendation to negotiate with KemperSports to be the long-term operator of the Golf Complex.  In January 2011, staff tried to ram through Council Kemper's proposal to reduce the two 18-hole courses to 27 holes.  Jane voiced golfers' outrage before Council.
For years, the City had been taking about $1 million per year from the Golf Complex to subsidize the General Fund, then claiming that the Complex was "losing money."  Jane saw through the subterfuge and, in the midst of the battle over the Complex's future, implored Council to stop the transfers.
Just as Council appeared poised to approve Kemper's revised proposal, real estate developer Ron Cowan emerged with a scheme to trade undeveloped commercial land he owned for the Mif, where he would build a housing development.  He sweetened the offer by promising money for youth sports.  Jane told Council this wasn't the way to go.
After killing the swap, Jane convinced Council to issue another request for proposals for a long-term operator.  She then sat on the committee evaluating the bids and ended up endorsing Greenway Golf, a California-based company known for its environmentally sound approach.  She urged Council be bold and select Greenway.