Drive range closes in LaSalle
A driving range has been closed in LaSalle.
Randy McQueen, owner of Hambleton Golf in LaSalle said he had no choice but to close as the town moved into complete work on his property.
McQueen says he ran into difficulty with a contractor, who is now re-doing some of work.
He wishes the town would have afforded him more time.
'Permits are expired and redone and expired and redone all the time. That's all I wanted… all I've ever asked for is let me do my own design, let me finish it because it would be done. But I had a contractor leave me. It's only fair in my eyes, ethical and fair as well,' said McQueen.
There was no response from the town at the time of publication.
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