Golf course to be solar powered
DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners recently agreed to expand a proposed clubhouse at The Preserve at Oak Meadows. The expansion will include include the installation of a solar power system for a cart storage building at the district-owned golf course in Addison, Illinois. "It's not a home run," forest preserve President Daniel Hebreard said. "I would like a better vision. But we did a great thing in adding a responsible environmental project to the construction project." The Preserve at Oak Meadows (formerly Oak Meadows Golf Course)had a clubhouse for decades until the structure was destroyed in a 2009 fire. Now officials are going to seek price quotes for a new structure. Construction of the clubhouse is estimated to cost roughly $12 million. That number could change once the results of the bids are known in July. If commissioners agree to move forward, the project would break ground in late September or early October. The board discuss...