Disc golf proponents cite a number of benefits that the City of Burlington will derive from a disc golf course proposed for construction within Leddy Park. One of these benefits is the claim that a local course in Burlington will cut down on fossil fuel consumption and pollution since a local course will save disc golfers from having to drive cars in order to get in a round of play at the Waterbury, Vermont course. Another benfit the City will receive from developing a disc golf course in Leddy will be overall increase in tourism and tourist spending in Burlington. These claims seem contradictory in that, given the current popularity of disc golf and the appeal of playing disc golf (including tournaments) in a setting of natural beauty like the Champlain Valley it would seem that a course at Leddy Park would instigate more travel fuel, consumption and pollution that it would offset in terms of decreased travel to Waterbury. Certainly Btowndisc is promoting the aspect of increased tourism to potential course sponsors. (see http://btowndisc.com/ for details on their fund raising and sponsorship plans)
Lincoln Mead