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Forget about Sharp Park’s endangered frogs and snakes. The real problem with the golf course is its enormous cost to the city.

Marc Neilson says Sharp Park is one of the last affordable golf courses in the Bay Area.
Frank Gaglione
Marc Neilson says Sharp Park is one of the last affordable golf courses in the Bay Area.
Pacifica's Ralph Hill plays regularly at Sharp Park.
Frank Gaglione
Pacifica's Ralph Hill plays regularly at Sharp Park.

That's not to say that an honest financial assessment of Sharp Park Golf Course means that the public, or elected officials, won't choose to keep it around. To Neilson, who was out for an afternoon round at Sharp Park recently, the millions of dollars the city must pour into the golf course would be worth it. "There's no cheap way out of this dilemma," he says. "There's no way to do this without spending money." Even if it costs $17 million or more? Neilson smiles and shakes his head. "We're in America," he says. "Money is Jesus. Get down on your knees and pray."

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