BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN
The discussion
The local impact
conducted by the National Golf Foundation. Visitors to the Olympia Hills Golf Course & Event Center have generated between $223,000 and $294,000 in sales tax revenue since fiscal year 2022-23, according to data provided by city officials.
The course, which is owned and operated by Universal City, attracted nearly 80,000 visitors in 2024, with upwards of more than 85% of those visitors coming from individuals who are not city residents, according to the economic analysis
Council member Bernard Rubal said he was uneasy about the course renovations, despite the assurance from the mayor and others that Olympia Hills was the “last best chance for the city to move into the 21st century.” Council member Phil Vaughan said he was not comfortable. “I don’t think we should be putting this kind of money into the golf course. I think it’s a ‘nice to have,’ not a ‘need to have,’” Vaughan said. Maxwell said the venue tax is a retail sales tax used for parks and recreation projects, along with the golf course. “No property taxes are going to support the golf course,” Maxwell said. While renovations are ongoing, the course will remain open. Garcia said they hoping to be completed by the end of July.
Olympia Hills tax revenue
Key:
State and local sales tax
Mixed beverage sales tax
FY 2024-25: $293.73K total
$230.41K
$63.31K
FY 2023-24: $223.94K total
$173.58K
$50.36K
FY 2022-23: $250.77K total
$193.87K
$56.9K
$0
$100K
$200K
$300K
SOURCE: UNIVERSAL CITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
NOTE: FIGURES HAVE BEEN ROUNDED • UNIVERSAL CITY'S FISCAL YEAR IS FROM OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER.
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