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Tracy Loew, Salem Statesman Journal

After Oregon golf club threatened neighbors it might close without ‘financial support,’ homeowners vote against plan

SALEM, Oregon — Neighborhood residents of Creekside Golf Club, a country club in the Oregon state capital less than an hour from downtown Portland, have overwhelmingly voted against financially supporting the club.

Club owner Larry Tokarski, who had threatened to close the 18-hole course and develop the property without that support, now says the club can stay open in the short-term.

In a letter posted on the club’s website Wednesday night, Tokarski said he will buy out partner Terry Kelly, and will lease the course to the club’s general manager, Danny Moore, and controller, Shelly Elliott.

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