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One of Charlotte’s oldest and most prestigious county clubs, Myers Park Country Club, is being sued by one of its members.
According to the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, the member says in the lawsuit he wants more information about the club’s plans for a massive $27 million renovation plan that has stirred controversy. For more we turn now to the Ledger’s Tony Mecia for this week’s Biz Worthy.
Marshall Terry: So, Tony, what is the renovation plan, and why has this member sued over it?
Tony Mecia: Marshall, Myers Park Country Club is one of the oldest country clubs in Charlotte, founded in 1921 at its current site big golf course, pool complex, very stately in one of the wealthiest areas of Charlotte. The club came out last year and said that for its 100th anniversary, it wanted to do a big renovation redo the main level, redo the lower level. It would be a $27 million plan sort of refresh the site.