Two developers will get the chance to revive the long-vacant original clubhouse at the Sand Creek Golf Course in Chesterton.

Chesterton’s Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday unanimously granted the request of the Lake Erie Land Company for a variance that would allow for B-3 zoning business uses within a residential area.

The plan is for the Lake Erie Land Company to sell the property to Daniel Fowler and Jim Metcalf, who plan to renovate the 7,000 square foot clubhouse on Sand Creek Drive.

The clubhouse, built when the golf course was first developed, has been closed since 2017.

Fowler said they haven’t settled on exactly what will go inside the building, but they are leaning toward it being an “incubator” for small businesses to locate.

Board member James Kowalski said he didn’t ha

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