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Council approves Lakeland resort golf course PIP after debate over lights, trees and environmental corridor

City Council · September 17, 2025
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Summary

After public comment and council questions about lighting, tree removal and effects on a mapped environmental corridor, the council approved a step‑4 PIP for Lakeland resort’s revised golf course layout. Supporters said the design modernizes resort amenities; critics urged more technical lighting and environmental review.

The Delavan City Council voted to approve a planned infill development (PIP) that revises the Lakeland resort golf course layout at 2400 East Geneva Street following public comment and extended council questioning about lighting, sound and impacts to a mapped environmental corridor.

Kevin Armstrong, a member of the Plan Commission, told the council the commission voted to recommend approval but flagged three findings: that the proposed par‑3 course would be lit “from dusk to midnight 7 days a week from the spring through the fall,” that technical lighting plans had not been submitted for staff review, and that the PIP proposes tree removals in a primary environmental…

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