Fore Seasons Indoor Golf, Riverside Brewing aim for joint venture near Erie-area casino
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An indoor golf facility and restaurant are planned in Summit Township.
Fore Seasons Indoor Golf is planned for construction opposite Presque Isle Downs & Casino, on property at 8186 Perry Highway, between Dollar General and Sheetz.
Developer Bill Fenell plans to provide six golf simulators and maybe a virtual putting green where golfers can practice putts on programmable topographies.
The 10,637-square-foot building also would house a restaurant operated by a partner business.
"We're working with Riverside Brewing to take a portion of the space and provide food and drinks in what would be a second location for them," Fenell said.
Riverside Brewing is based in an 1800s barn reconstructed on the site of the former Riverside Inn in Cambridge Springs. The inn burned down in May 2017.
The Summit Township Planning Commission approved the land development plan for Fore Seasons Indoor Golf in April.
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There's work still to be done, including obtaining Summit supervisors' and Erie County Department of Planning approval and required local and state permits.
"There's still a ways to go, but we've come a long way," said Fenell, who has been working on the project, including design, location, financing, engineering and formal business plan, for seven years. "And we're getting close now, I think."
Contact Valerie Myers at vmyers@timesnews.com.
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