The following are encapsulations of some of today's top local stories. A local property owner is planning to build a public golf course on 77 acres off Lisburn Road in Upper and Lower Allen Townships. Kurt Williams, who lives in Fairfield Township, says he wants to help preserve green space in the area. The new course, a par 64, will be 4,300 yards long.
Plans call for a pro shop to be built in one of the existing buildings there.
A restaurant, although not on the plans now, may be added after the course is open for business. Williams expects the course to open in the spring or summer of 2002. He says the course will use the natural topography of the land. About 3,000 trees and five ponds already exist on the property, creating natural hazards. Seven holes will have water hazards.