City teeing up plans for Roseland clubhouse overhaul

CTV Windsor’s Travis Fortnum brings you the need-to-know from Monday’s council meeting.

The City of Windsor is swinging ahead with plans to build a brand-new clubhouse at Roseland Golf Course — and it wants your feedback before going any further down the fairway.

A public open house is set for Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the current clubhouse.

An online survey will launch the same day and run through Aug. 15.

The proposed design comes from international golf consultants GGA Partners.

It would see the new clubhouse downsized to a single-storey, 5,500-square-foot building.

Plans include covered outdoor seating in place of traditional indoor dining, grab-and-go food options, upgraded washrooms, storage and admin space are also in the mix.

Roughly $5.7 million is already set aside in the city’s 10-year capital plan to make it happen.

Mayor Drew Dilkens calls it a “significant investment at Roseland.”

“Public input on the concepts for the new clubhouse is vital to the overall success of the project,” he said.

Roseland’s historic 18-hole course — designed by Donald J. Ross — was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act back in 2003 and remains a centrepiece of the surrounding neighbourhood.

Further details — and the survey, starting Thursday — can be found at roselandgolfclub.ca.