Lost Boy Sticks Around
Famous Austin mini-golf course gets 6 more months on lease
Peter Pan Mini-Golf keeps getting small lease extensions in its quest to stick around for longer.
A beloved Austin business has another new lease on life.
Ahead of its current lease ending on September 30, 2024, Peter Pan Mini-Golf says its lease has been extended through March 31, 2025.
Even with the current lease extension, officials with the business say they will continue to negotiate a longer-term, multi-year lease with the landowner.
The battle to preserve Peter Pan Mini Golf
In August 2023, KVUE reported that the 76-year-old golf course had a lease with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). The TJJD acts as a trustee for the trust that controls the land, with the owners of the mini-golf business renting out the property.
The following month, a petition was launched to preserve Peter Pan Mini Golf, with organizers hoping to make it a historic landmark. Margaret Dismukes Massad and her husband spoke before the Historic Landmark Commission, highlighting their efforts to keep the business where it is, noting the outpouring of support from the community.
Dismukes Massad, the owner of Peter Pan Mini-Golf, said Austin Mayor Kirk Watson helped facilitate the initial 6-month lease extension with the TJJD.
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Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com.
