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Janesville Country Club's improvements are good sign

(Published Monday, June 25, 2007 12:08:23 PM CST) in the Janesville Gazette

By Gina Duwe
Gazette staff

A $4.2 million renovation project at the Janesville Country Club is an indication of a healthy city, club manager Lance Climie said.

"A club tends to reflect the general economic conditions of the community it's a part of," he said. "So I think this is a healthy sign about the city of Janesville and the future of Janesville."

While membership is required for the club at 2615 W. Memorial Drive, it's still an important quality of life factor in attracting top professionals to the community, Climie and business leaders say.

"I don't think there's any question, when recruiting certain kinds of talent, there's an expectation that these kinds of facilities are not only available but of a certain caliber," Forward Janesville President John Beckord said. "I think the club's certainly moving along the path of making that facility among the nicest in southern Wisconsin."

The work was needed, he and Climie said.

The project marks the first major renovation since a tornado hit the club in the late 1960s, Climie said. Since then, renovation has included upgrading the golf course sprinkler system in the 1980s and adding a formal dining room, the Galbraith Room, in 1998.

Renovations, which started in March, will add a new casual member dining room, kitchen, entrances, a renovated second-floor lounge and pool deck. Golf course improvements include renovated tees. The project is schedule for completion Nov. 21.

The club was looking to renovate for many years, but members didn't approve "substantial plans" in the 1980s and 1990s, Climie said.

Eighty-six percent of the members, however, voted in favor of the current expansion and renovation, he said.

"The expectations that golfers have continue to increase, so we have to make sure we can address those increased expectations as well," he said.

While business requirements are first when a company is seeking to locate, Janesville's director of economic development said having a quality country club is important.

"It's a component," Doug Venable said. "Is it a big component? I don't know."

If all things are equal on the business side, "that's when those quality of life factors become important," he said.

Aside from country clubs, theaters, such as The Armory, executive housing and public transportation all play a role, he said.

"For a community to have those types of offerings, it demonstrates it has a well-rounded and very eclectic quality of life offered," said James Otterstein, Rock County's economic development manager.

Quality of life decisions are specific to the corporate culture, he said, and can be different for each executive, whether that person is seeking to relocate or is responsible for attracting talent to the company.

"There are some people who appreciate and enjoy that kind of facility (the country club) in the community," Beckord said, "and having what I would call a real top-draw facility makes it a more attractive community to those people who in fact would like to have that sort of an aspect."

Manager: Renovated club will be among tops

(Published Monday, June 25, 2007 12:08:24 PM CST) in the Janesville Gazette

By Gina Duwe
Gazette staff

Members walking into the Janesville Country Club after its $4.2 million expansion and renovation project concludes this fall will be entering a first-class facility comparable to any club in the state, its manager said.

"This represents the largest investment in the club in many decades," Manager Lance Climie said.

Renovations at the club, 2615 W. Memorial Drive, include adding a new casual member dining room, bar, kitchen, restrooms, locker rooms, a member's entrance and main entrance, and renovating the second-floor lounge and pool deck. Improvements on the golf course focus on new and renovated tees.

The project, driven by the club's 370 members, committees and board of directors, should be completed by Nov. 21, with a grand opening for its members before Thanksgiving.

Renovations will address needed improvements, Climie said.

Casual dining seating for more than 100 people will be available, supported by a new kitchen. Previously, the club would often serve more than 200 meals a day out of a 150-square-foot kitchen.

"Most homes have kitchens bigger than we were cooking out of," Climie said.

The casual dining area is 35 to 40 years old, he said, so the club couldn't support its members' request for expanded menu items. The most recent addition was the formal dining area, the Galbraith Room, in 1998.

Windows and a patio will wrap around the new casual dining area, with seating for 56 outside.

"We had reached a point where the facilities had to be improved," Climie said.

Entrances into the club also will change. People entering the new lobby-with a stair tower-will be greeted by a reception desk and staff offices.

Pool users will notice a new deck surface, shade structure and food service as well as a rock retaining wall surrounding the area.

Golf course improvements include building six new tees: the 1st, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 12th. In fall, the 15th tee will be rebuilt, as well as the 13th, which also will be lengthened.

More improvements are planned for the course over the next five years including re-contouring the fairways and upgrading equipment to maintain the course.

Members made a payment toward the $4.2 million project based on the category of their membership, ranging from $1,250 to $2,500, Climie said.

The club took the approach of buying a home-when you're looking to purchase one, you put a down payment on it, he said.

"That's exactly what we asked the membership to do," he said.