McDONOUGH— Henry County officials are finding themselves in a financial predicament resulting from the previous purchase of Cotton Fields Golf Club before current officials took office.
The county has been operating what has been referred to as a “money pit” golf course for nearly a decade, but has not benefited in revenue. Instead, the lack of sufficient revenue has caused the county to have to use unbudgeted money from the general fund to cover excess expenses needed in maintaining the golf course.
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