The golf course was established before our zoning was voted in." The golf course is technically a business. "It would normally be like a business zoning. "The zoning out there right now is rural-residential," township Zoning Inspector Merri Braucher said. The project was approved for a nonconforming zoning certificate. Part of launching the Powell Education Center project involved securing the proper zoning clearance from the township Board of Zoning Appeals. Clearview's new plans require zoning clearance The golf course is about one and a half mile east of East Canton.
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He was the first Black person to design, construct and own a professional golf course in the United States.Ĭlearview Golf Club is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It subsequently was expanded to 18 holes in 1978. His determination to play was so strong, he embarked on constructing his own course.Ĭlearview Golf Club opened to the public in 1948. The golf course started out as a nine-hole facility. While he was able to play golf over while overseas, Powell did not receive that same privilege when he returned home. William Powell returned to the United States after serving in Europe during World War II. The complex, according to Stark County Building Department plans, include an office, lobby, catering area and restrooms. We are having functions from the golf outings there. "It will be a permanent place rather than a tent. "When people finish playing golf, they will go in there," Powell said. She said it is more of a gathering site for guests who are at Clearview Gold Club for various occasions. However, Renee Powell said conference center is not an apt description. The east side building will house a conference center, according to the filed plans. The education center will be on the west side of the complex. The projected cost of the Powell Education Center is $1.1 million, according to plans filed with the Stark County Building Department. Historic Clearview golf course eyes new $1.1 million complex We have got people coming in from all over the country. "If we get it started this year, we will be ready next year. "We will get it started sometime this year," said Renee Powell, head professional at the course and daughter of William Powell. One element will be an archival area or museum. Plans now call for Clearview Golf Club to build a 5,800-square-foot complex that will be known as Powell Education Center. More: Masters voice Jim Nantz life of the party at his bucket-list golf course visit to Clearview SE, was built in the late 1940s on what had been a dairy farm by the late William Powell, who was denied an opportunity to play golf on area courses because he was Black. The golf course, located at 8410 Lincoln St. OSNABURG TWP. – After nearly three-quarters of a century of offering the game of golf to the public, Clearview Golf Club wants to give visitors an inside look into the historic facility's history and legacy.
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