There will still be a place to golf in Morris this year.

Members gathered for the annual meeting of the Riverview Golf and Country Club Wednesday night to hear details of a plan to get the operation back on track. The golf club has been beset by financial problems and owes money to a variety of vendors including $105,000 to the federal government in back taxes. The whole situation came to a head last year, which created some uncertainty about the future of the golf course.

As a result, the board has reorganized the club's operations by eliminating the manager position and establishing three supervisors who will oversee three areas of the business; the golf course, the restaurant and staffing.

"All three supervisors will work together and have shown a great willingness to cooperate and we're very pleased with the environment of open communication so far," said Kevin Stevenson, Riverview club president. "We're also going to set up some committees because a lot of people expressed a desire to volunteer and help out and that's what these community based organizations are all about."

The board of directors itself has undergone some changes as well, bringing three new people to the table. Returning to the board are Stevenson as president, the vice-president and the secretary treasurer.

"We will continue to have a board member from the town of Morris and we have three new people, so it's a nice mix that includes some new people who will bring some fresh ideas...and I know these people have stepped up and are serious in their commitment to help this place prosper and move on, and that's exciting."

A new set of bylaws that will provide direction and create greater transparency for the board and members was developed and passed at Wednesday's meeting.

The plan also deals with ways to pay down the club's debts to local vendors as soon as possible, but the biggest challenge for the club will be paying Canada Revenue Agency for the back taxes owed.

"We've made it clear to them that we're trying to deal with the situation as best we can and I've had some positive communication with them in that regard, so I'm optimistic that we'll be able to work together, deal with this one day at a time so we can move forward," said Stevenson.

He's hopeful CRA will come up with a reasonable payback schedule that will allow the golf club to continue operating into the future.