Greensburg eyeing 26 new golf carts for Mt. Odin course

Greensburg is looking to add some new golf carts to its Mt. Odin Golf Course fleet.

City council is set to vote Monday on financing for the $170,000 needed to buy 26 golf carts that will replace aging ones.

“We have some that are from the 1990s,” Mayor Robb Bell said. “With that course the way it is, it’s so hilly you have to make sure you have good equipment or somebody’s going to end up in the woods.”

“There’s some of them that they’ve been around for a long time,” he said. “We just decided these need to be replaced, not only for the sake of the golfers, but for the sake of their safety.”

City officials have sought proposals for the financing and bids for the golf carts. A bid for golf carts could be accepted at council’s Monday meeting, according to the bid documents.

Greensburg inherited from three sources the land on which the golf course operates off Tollgate Hill Road, Councilman Randy Finfrock said. The largest parcel, donated by Frank Cowan, requires that the land be maintained as a recreational area. If Greensburg would alter the use of the site, it could lose the title to it, Finfrock said.

The land initially was developed into a nine-hole course, then a few decades ago was upgraded to 18 holes. There are also pavilions, a driving range, soccer field, pro shop and playground at the complex.

Management of the golf course operations previously was contracted out, but city officials decided in 2017 to bring all aspects of running the course under Greensburg’s control.

Mt. Odin generated $671,150 in revenue in 2024 and had $578,758 in expenses, officials said.

“We’re actually doing well with it,” Bell said.