The Advance of Bucks County

Jericho National asks for waiver for clubhouse renovation

- By Petra Chesner Schlatter

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,n DGGLWLRn, WKe FluE plDns to renovate its restaurant area, retire its current club lLTuRU lLFense DnG UeplDFe LW wLWK D UesWDuUDnW lLTuRU lLFense WKDW wRulG essenWLDll­y open the eating establishP­enW WR WKe puElLF.

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MuUpKy WRlG WKe supeUvisor­s the renovation­s are neeGeG EeFDuse WKe IDFLlLWy KDs RuWlLveG LWs “eIfiFLenFy DnG IunFWLRnDl­LWy.”

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“We’re talking about such D sPDll DUeD,” Ke sDLG.

MuUpKy nRWeG WKDW DnRWKer goal of the project is to WUy WR FRnWURl FRsW IRU PePEeUs, LPpURve WKe eIfiFLenFy DnG PDNe LW PRUe DWWUDFWLve IRU peRple wKR pDWURnLze WKe FluE.

MuUpKy DlsR nRWeG WKDW WKe pURpRseG FKDnJes KDve Dll Eeen pUeDppURve­G Ln D 1994 PDsWeU plDn.

“TKe IDFLlLWLes WKDW we’Ue WDlNLnJ DERuW -- WKe upJUDGLnJ RI WKese IDFLlLWLes -- weUe Dll FRnWePplDW­eG Ln WKDW DJUeePenW,” MuUpKy sDLG. “We’Ue nRW GRLnJ DnyWKLnJ WKDW Ls RuWsLGe WKe ERunG RI WKe UesWULFWLR­ns WKDW weUe seW IRUWK,” Ke DGGeG.

The golf club is hoping to EeJLn wRUN Rn WKe pURMeFW Ln WKe spULnJ, sDLG MuUpKy.

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