Quarry Hills Associates, the operator of Granite Links Golf Course, has withdrawn its request for a 99-year extension of its lease of public land in West Quincy. It proposed the extension in October 2022, about 22 years before the current lease ends, saying that a long-term contract would help them secure financing for improvements to the course.

Quarry Hills Citizen Advocates, a group formed in opposition to the lease extension, cited the lack of fiscal transparency, a process that has not sufficiently engaged affected residents, and recreational and environmental issues, including the lack of appropriate public trail access to the Blue Hills Reservation required in the original lease. Many of these concerns were aired at public hearings in November 2022 and January 2023. See a QATV interview with attorney members of Quarry Hills Citizen Advocates here.

According to the Quincy Sun, golf course president Tom O’Connell said Quarry Hills Associates “will invest the time to prepare a conceptual development plan with supporting data.”

Local advocates will stay tuned to the issue – including after city election season has passed.