Palm Bay backs $7.03 million offer for Majors Golf Course
Palm Bay City Council voted 5-0 on Aug. 6, 2026, to make a $7.03 million offer for Majors Golf Course, setting up a possible legal fight over the property if the owner rejects the city’s proposal.
The offer is based on an appraisal and counters the owner’s $10 million demand. The city has not acquired the golf course, and the final purchase price remains unresolved.
City authorizes next step if talks fail
Along with approving the counteroffer, the council authorized the next step toward condemnation through eminent domain if negotiations do not produce an agreement. That authorization does not mean condemnation has been completed or that ownership has changed.
For Palm Bay, the decision combines a high-value property purchase with the possibility of litigation. The immediate question is whether the owner will accept the city’s $7.03 million offer, continue negotiating, or reject it and force the city to consider further legal action.
The available city records do not identify the appraiser or provide the exact legal wording of the condemnation authorization. Those details matter as the acquisition process develops, particularly because the council’s action is an authorization to proceed with a next step rather than a completed taking of the property.
Why the golf-course decision matters
The proposed purchase could preserve Majors Golf Course for city use. At the same time, the offer commits Palm Bay to pursuing a property acquisition measured in millions of dollars, with a potential dispute over both the property and the amount the city ultimately pays.
The difference between the two stated figures is substantial: the city’s appraisal-based offer is $2.97 million below the owner’s $10 million demand. That gap is now part of the negotiations, although the approved records do not establish whether either side will change its position.
Because the city does not yet own the course, residents should treat the vote as a step in an acquisition process rather than as a final result. The next known development is the negotiation over the offer and, if those talks fail, the city’s potential move toward condemnation proceedings.
Other actions from the Aug. 6 meeting
The same council meeting also set a single charter-referendum item for the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot. The approved material does not include the official ballot language, so the substance of that referendum cannot be described here.
The council additionally dedicated $142,000 in developer drainage proceeds to police patrol vehicles. That allocation is separate from the golf-course acquisition and does not change the city’s offer or the status of negotiations with the property owner.
Together, the actions show a meeting that included both a major public-property decision and a smaller public-safety vehicle allocation. For the golf course, however, the central outcome remains preliminary: Palm Bay has approved an offer and an eminent-domain step, but it has not completed the purchase.
Sources
- Agendas / Minutes, City of Palm Bay
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