Walk into the El Paso Country Club on a warm summer day and the clubhouse is quiet and cool. Staff members are scurrying to set up for the next big event in the elegant old ballroom. Outside, the greens and fairways are seeing plenty of action for a weekday afternoon.
Golfers play beneath a breezy blue sky, or take a break under the aging shade trees.
It's the picture of tranquillity, prosperity and peace. But there's trouble in the wind. And in the plumbing, the boilers, the air conditioning, and the roof. The kitchen is not up to code. Handicapped members and visitors come in through a service entrance.