The lawsuit filed against the District of Sechelt by Brian Hall, former owner of the Sechelt Golf and Country Club (SGCC), may be heard on April 13, if the date doesn't get changed again.
The petition was set to be heard on March 15, but was pushed to March 21. Then on March 21, it was rescheduled to March 29.
Sechelt Mayor John Henderson said new submissions from Hall's lawyers on March 29 caused yet another rescheduling of the hearing date.
"There were some further legal submissions that were provided the day before, so the various lawyers and the courts looked at it and said 'we can't review these documents right now while we're meeting, so we need some time,'" Henderson said, noting the hearing date was then rescheduled for April 13.
Hall advanced the lawsuit against the District of Sechelt on Feb. 20, alleging illegal forfeiture of the lease SGCC Ltd. held at the Sechelt golf course.
The District terminated the lease and took over operations of the golf course in January, saying SGCC Ltd. owed a total of $191,332 in unpaid lease fees.
Hall's lawsuit alleges a 2003 move by Sechelt council to exclude food and beverage sales, golf cart rentals, golf club rentals, golf lessons and pro-shop sales from the calculation of gross revenue means he doesn't owe $191,332 to the District.
In his petition to the court, Hall claims about $191,000 of that figure should be deducted due to the alleged 2003 move.
Henderson said Hall's interpretation of what happened is debatable and he's convinced council made the right decision when they took over golf course operations.
"First and foremost, we had to take action to protect it," he said.
