(As published in the Fall 2010 issue) Fifteen liens totaling near $1.3 million have been filed against both Lake Arbor Golf LLC and Marlboro Golf LLC between 2008 and 2010, according to online court records from the Prince George’s County Circuit and District Courts. One lien, a mechanics lien, was filed without a dollar amount.
According to Maryland Community Newspapers Online Gazette.net the Liens and violation notices were piling up at abandoned property Lake Arbor Golf Club as well as The Marlborough Golf Club on John Rogers Boulevard in Upper Marlboro. Both courses were owned by Hercules O. Pitts of Upper Marlborough. Pitts filed for foreclosure on April 8 and the clubs did not reopened after closing at the end of the 2009 season.
Pitts, a local Developer and General Contractor, was featured in this publication after purchasing the Lake Arbor course in April 2003 and the Upper Marlboro course in January 2007, becoming the state of Maryland’s only African American 18-hole golf course owner. While we tried to reach him for a response, the phone numbers for both clubs are disconnected.
The Lake Arbor Golf Club was build in 1967 and occupies nearly 36 acres, has 18 holes and a driving range with an indoor snack area and small clubhouse, which is reportedly now empty. The Marlborough Golf Club, which also has 18 holes, sits on nearly 16 acres. Local residents are primarily concerned with the upkeep of the properties which have become neglected and county agencies may have to step in to clean them up to meet the county’s code requirements.
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