By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Eagle Radio, through the Schmidt Foundation, has announced it will donate a $10,000 matching grant to help kickstart the construction of the new disc golf course in St. Joseph.
Construction of the course was part of the half-cent parks sales tax issue approved by St. Joseph voters in the special election Tuesday.
The $10,000 matching grant, when matched, will supply $20,000 of the estimated $27,000 needed for the purchase of the equipment and the construction towards the creation of another disc golf course in St. Joseph. St. Joseph Parks Director Chuck Kempf estimates the disc golf course will bring in an estimated $40,000 in revenue to a community.
In addition, a disc golf tournament can generate an estimated $200,000 economic impact to a community, with a multi-day disc golf tournament estimated to generate more than $400,000 in economic development.
The Schmidt Foundation, created by Eagle Radio owner the late Bob Schmidt, supports education, healthcare, the arts, and economic development.