The land once occupied by the English Hills Country Club has been sold to a new developer who has received the blessing to move forward from the Walker Planning Commission.
The area has been eyed for development since the course closed in 2022. Local residents and the City of Walker are eager to understand what the new ownership means for the land and the community surrounding it.
Walker Planning Director Paula Priebe told us efforts to transform the 140-acre property into a housing development have been ongoing for about five to six years. The plan has undergone numerous revisions and approvals from the Walker Planning Commission. Initially, the proposal aimed to construct 550 rental units as a single large project. But he new owners, Continental 946 Fund LLC out of Wisconsin, have expressed interest in a phased development approach. This method involves breaking the project into smaller components, allowing for manageable progress…