The three-phase project will see improvements to the golf course’s irrigation system and greens, extensive rehabilitation of the clubhouse, and capacity enhancement for an R.V. park. Local workers are helping to renovate the clubhouse, donate insulation, repair electrical and irrigation issues, and install an automated system to increase the efficiency of the facility.
Plans are underway to upgrade the facilities at the Plains (Mt.) Golf Course over the next several months, the Plains (Mt.) Clark Fork Valley Press reported.
Repairs to the clubhouse, the course itself and a proposal to establish a recreational vehicle park at the site are all moving forward with a tremendous amount of help from local residents, the Press reported.
Because the city of Plains granted a long-term lease on the property, concerned citizens deemed it necessary to enhance the capabilities of the scenic setting. A three-phase plan is currently underway to repair the current state of the course and to upgrade aspects of the facility, the Press reported.
Work to repair the clubhouse has already begun. The roof has been retiled and the building has received a new cosmetic paint job. New windows have also been installed. According to project fundraiser Gary Revier, the first phase involves upgrading the golf course. The effort will involve repairing the irrigation system and renovating other aspects of the playing field including the greens, the Press reported.
Phase two will involve more extensive rehabilitation of the clubhouse. Bathrooms will be brought up to current building code regulations and made handicap-accessible, as the structure was built in 1966 before regulations required such amenities, the Press reported.
Phase three will entail enhancing the capacity of the site to handle an R.V. park. Revier hopes increasing the capabilities of the facility will boost revenues generated by the site, the Press reported.
“It’s a beautiful spot,” said Revier. “We just need to do some work. We are hoping to turn it into a place not just for golf but for family outings, possibly weddings.”
Community support for the project has been extremely helpful in getting the effort underway, Revier said, adding that he hopes to have phase two underway by winter 2013, the Press reported.
“It’s amazing what the community has done so far,” said Revier. “A bunch of people have donated their time and effort to this project.”
Local individuals such as Chris Cook and his crew of workers have helped with the renovation of the roof and ceiling for the clubhouse. William Schull donated insulation for the building while Justin Weatherly has been working on the electrical and irrigation issues at the site, the Press reported.
Scott Rice has been working on the plumbing infrastructure at the clubhouse and is in the process of installing an automated system to increase the efficiency of the facility, the Press reported.
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