Homewood board denounces trucking center plans

Editor's note: This is the third story in a series exploring the proposed redevelopment of Calumet Country Club. The Homewood Board of Trustees have denounced plans for a trucking center development in place of the Calumet Country Club. During a special meeting July 18, board members and Mayor Rich Hofeld were in agreement that the proposed plans by Arizona-based Diversified Partners CRE would be too intense for the area. The consensus was that the estimated traffic of 300 trucks per day entering and leaving the facility would not be suitable near a residential . . .