![]() Special events already booked at the restaurant and hitting-bay facility will go forward and will be managed by county staff.Īnyone with questions about prior bookings or reservations should contact Mario Arguelles at or 78. Sailfish Sands’ 18-hole golf course, reversible 9-hole golf course, driving range and pro shop remain open, Stokus said. It’s unclear how many people were employed there. The county offered LaMattina employees opportunities for contract work, Stokus said. This includes LaMattina Management leaving about $257,000 of equipment to make up for what it owes. As early as January, it did not pay its full rent, and conversations were underway between the county and the company on fixing the issue, Stokus said.Ī mutual-termination agreement is to be discussed by the County Commission June 6, he added. The facility had been open seven months after its grand opening in October. Mike LaMattina, president of the management company, could not be reached for comment. “Based on the numbers we’ve seen in their operation, it appears that their operation was profitable … Unfortunately it just appears like we weren’t given a full picture of that.” “I really don’t know what went wrong, and I really don’t know why things didn’t work out,” Stokus said. LaMattina's rent was $42,594 a month for the first two years of operation, increasing to to $60,341 the third year. The management company gave no reason for breaking its 10-year lease with the county, but it did owe money on the monthly rent payment, Stokus said. Craig Dolch: How Sailfish Sands completed the transformation of Martin County Golf Club
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