The sales price of Lakewood’s Turnberry Country Club has finally surfaced in a public record. It’s $1.2 million, according to the Declaration of Value filed with the McHenry County Supervisor of Assessments. Gone is the threat that condos will cover … Continue reading
Category Archives: Turnberry Country Club
A press release from the Village of Lakewood: Village Announces Purchase of Turnberry Country Club On behalf of the Village of Lakewood, Village President Erin Smith is pleased to announce the recent purchase of Turnberry Country Club by First Leap Holdings, LLC … Continue reading
I won’t reveal the rumored price of the presumed sale of Turnberry Country Club, but it is significantly less than what the previous owners of the Bull Valley Country Club were paid–$1,525,000 (furniture & other personal property included). An application … Continue reading
Lakewood Village President Erin Smith writes her summer letter to residents: From the President Dear Neighbors, With the advent of summer, there are numerous opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. I encourage you to take advantage of our lakes, walking/bicycle paths, … Continue reading
The spring quarterly letter from Lakewood Village President Erin Smith: From the President Dear Neighbors, As I write this article, it is clear that spring is finally on its way. We are fortunate to live in a community that has … Continue reading
Got a letter from my Lakewood Village President today. For the first time I can remember, she signed it “Mary Erin Smith.” Very formal. Before the signature line I remember was “Erin.” (See 12-30-15 letter below, for example.) The topic … Continue reading
Back on January 26th, McHenry County State’s Attorney candidate Patrick Kenneally held a fundraiser at Turnberry Country Club. I had to hurry off to the League of Women Voters’ County Board Districts 4, 5 and 6 Forum, so missed the … Continue reading
Rural Woodstock resident Susan Handelsman offer the following summary of Lakewood’s Tax Increment Financing District: Lakewood TIF Timeline: 1.Late 2014-Early 2015; Lakewood announced plans for, and voted into existence, a 600+ acre tif district which would include a Sportsplex on … Continue reading
Word was that members of the Turnberry Property Owners Association was going to attend the Lakewood Village Board meeting tonight and sign petitions asking the covenants of the POA to be changed. But, the Village Board meeting was cancelled. Now, … Continue reading
The Turnberry Property Owners Association Board, meeting at RedTail Golf Club, was packed with people from the over 300 homes in the Lakewood subdivision. They were there to hear Lakewood Village Board President Erin Smith and Trustee Gene Furey tell … Continue reading
Alan Kanabay, President of the Turnberry Property Owners Association sent out the following email at 8:13 last night to members on Tuesday after the village issued a press release on the massive enlargement of the Turnberry Country Club. It has some … Continue reading
A press release from the Village of Lakewood: TURNBERRY RESORT Developer Wants Turnberry Country Club to Be a Premier Destination J.P. Asset Management Co. has initiated discussions with the Village of Lakewood to purchase Turnberry Country Club, an iconic golf … Continue reading
Lakewood Village Manager Catherine Peterson’s memo to Trustees prior to last week’s meeting contained the following tidbit of information concerning the possible sale of the Turnberry Country Club: We received a message from a land planner for the individual who … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune ran an article about Chinese investors buying high end golf courses in the Western United States. Got me to thinking that maybe the two golf courses in Lakewood–one owned by the taxpayers, the other privately owned–might think … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the night that the Lakewood Village Board will discuss a new municipal complex. The rumor mill, via a Crain’s Chicago Business reporter, suggests that the Turnberry Country Club, which has undergone hard times during the recession, may be … Continue reading
No initiation fees. That’s what the post card I got today at my non-Turnberry Lakewood home said. Just spend $355 a a month, if you join on your own, or $580 a month for the whole family. Tennis courts included, … Continue reading
6 AM New Year’s Day the Woodstock Fire Protection District took over the manning of the Lakewood Fire Department. Although the phrase “economies of scale” was not mentioned, there was talk of saving the money needed to pay a fire … Continue reading
Don’t know why I didn’t think to look at McHenry County Lou Bianchi’s campaign disclosure forms before. Probably because he is not up for re-election. I guess the special prosecutor’s executing a search warrant in Bianchi’s office late Friday afternoon … Continue reading
Dear Neighbors, I would like to take this opportunity to provide a series of brief updates to you regarding items that have been addressed during recent Board Meetings and other topics where I have received questions or comments from residents. … Continue reading
The Turnberry Country Club is having financial problems. That’s been rumored for quite a while. But the club did not declare bankruptcy. The ownership is in transition says Lakewood Village President Erin Smith. Her husband Mike was the last president … Continue reading