Wyoming Golf Course is on the back nine

A West Michigan golf course is nearing its final gap. Wyoming’s Pine’s Golf Course homeowners are able to promote to builders. Future plans for the positioning present residences, townhomes, and condos.

Golf Course Proprietor Mike Boogaard says he is turned down 12 totally different proposals earlier than this one. Boogaard says he believes this one is the appropriate one for this neighborhood.

A spherical of golf that greater than 40,000 folks go to a yr in Wyoming is teeing off on the 18th gap.

“I simply admire all our prospects. They have been so good to us,” Boogaard stated.

He began working right here when he was 11, and has accomplished virtually each job on the course.

“I am 63. And we had an excellent run. We have now tried to avoid wasting this golf course a number of occasions,” he advised FOX 17.
     
Now, he and his co-owners are prepared for retirement and to promote. So, Redhawk Multifamily proposes greater than 600 housing items constructed on the 18-hole course.

“This plan is nice. It’s a lot better than the plan we had initially,” Redhawk Managing Member Mark Avis stated.

This growth is inflicting combined feelings for some locally.

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“There’s going to be a large quantity of site visitors, and I would like you to contemplate that earlier than you approve this. There’s something higher we are able to do with this,” Robert Williams stated.

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“Very worthwhile for them. I do not begrudge them for that. You at all times wish to make as a lot cash as you’ll be able to. Nonetheless, I do not really feel that’s locally’s greatest curiosity,” Paul Hoppenrath stated.

“The actual property brokers will probably be like piranhas on our houses now. We have now had a number of mailings. Three homes obtained listed on Straightforward Avenue in all probability within the final two months as a result of we all know our residence values are going to go down,” one lady stated throughout public remark.

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Wyoming Planning Fee is transferring ahead on the rezoning to permit this to go from single-family housing to multi-family houses.

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“I believe if you happen to give a chance and check out and when it occurs. I do not assume it may be as dangerous as you’re perceiving. I do not imagine your property values are going to go down,” Barbara VanDuren advised a crowd of individuals on Tuesday night time through the scheduled assembly.

The plans present residences, condos, and townhomes, however nonetheless maintain inexperienced area; for a canine park, neighborhood gathering place, and connection to the Tilman nature protect path.

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“Their plan was what I believed was superb. And I may go away this place, realizing that it is of their palms, as a result of they will do the perfect they will do, aside from letting or not it’s a golf course.

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