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Waubeeka Golf Links Is Up For Sale

By Andy McKeeveriBerkshires Staff
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The golf course first opened in 1966 and the Goffs purchased it in 2008.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Waubeeka Golf Links is up for sale.

Owners Jim and Jody Goff sent a letter to its employees and members on Friday announcing an upcoming sale. According to the letter, the course will operate as usual for as long as it takes to complete the deal.

The owners did not say if there are prospective buyers.

"Over the past six months, our family has been re-evaluating our ownership of Waubeeka. Changing priorities for our family, and the difficulties of being a long distance owner have led us to the difficult decision to sell," the letter reads. "We will be focused this year on conducting our operation with excellence, both for you, and to make it attractive for Waubeeka’s future ownership to continue to operate it as a golf course for many years to come."

The golf course first opened in 1966 and the Goff's purchased the course in 2008 from the Ed Stawarz Family Trust.

The letter is available below.


Dear Members, Employees and Patrons of Waubeeka,

Four years ago, our family purchased Waubeeka because we were attracted to the spectacular Waubeeka setting and attached to the wonderful community. During that time, we made significant improvements including the redesign and renovation of much of the golf course. We appreciate your patience during these renovations and hope that you have truly enjoyed the improvements.

Over the past six months, our family has been re-evaluating our ownership of Waubeeka. Changing priorities for our family, and the difficulties of being a long distance owner have led us to the difficult decision to sell

We have enjoyed the time we have owned Waubeeka, playing in tournaments at Waubeeka, and making a lot of friends among the Waubeeka faithful. I have greatly enjoyed being involved with the redesign and renovation of the golf course — one of the best experiences of my life. Waubeeka is truly a special place, and our family feels blessed to have owned it. Hopefully we are leaving it in better condition than we found it.

We believe the sale could take some time and, during this process, we want to stay committed to those who have long been committed to Waubeeka. We will operate as usual for the full 2012 season, and for as long as the sale process lasts. Greg Tudor and the maintenance staff have kept the course in fantastic condition in recent years. That, and the great service of Mark Mills and the Waubeeka staff will continue. We will be focused this year on conducting our operation with excellence, both for you, and to make it attractive for Waubeeka’s future ownership to continue to operate it as a golf course for many years to come.

That is our hope and expectation.

Thank you again for your support.

Sincerely,
Jim and Jody Goff

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Reminder to Lanesborough, Williamstown Voters: Mount Greylock School Committee a 'Write-In' Election

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Politicians and pundits in recent years have been preaching patience when it comes to getting election night results.
 
That usually means places like California, where vote-counting can be complicated or Michigan, where razor thin margins are anticipated.
 
Add Williamstown and Lanesborough to that list.
 
It is not a matter of pre-election polling suggesting particularly tight races; there is no such polling. Rather, it is a question of how voters will be making their selections in the race for the Mount Greylock Regional School District Committee.
 
None of the six candidates who qualified for four seats up for grabs on the panel appear on the ballots that have been mailed out, used in early voting or will be distributed at the polls on Nov. 3.
 
That means that all votes will be cast as write-ins, and that means it will take significantly longer for election workers to tally up votes in the local election once the polls close at 8 p.m. at Lanesborough Town Hall and Williamstown Elementary School.
 
As always, voters in both towns vote for all four seats on the ballot: two seats for Lanesborough residents and two for Williamstown residents in this year’s balloting.
 
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