Construction Begins on MV Golf and Event Center’s New Event Facility

By Dave Warner

Little Falls, NY – After more than five years of planning and perseverance, the Mohawk Valley Country Club broke ground this week on a transformative expansion project that promises to boost community events, recreation, and economic opportunities in the region.

The MV Golf and Event Center addition, a two-story, nearly 8,000-square-foot facility, will attach seamlessly to the existing clubhouse, creating a year-round hub for weddings, corporate meetings, and casual gatherings. “We’re obviously going to be attaching the new facility to the existing clubhouse,” said Kevin Crosley, the ARC Herkimer’s retiring President and CEO, who has championed the initiative.

“It’ll come right through the double windows and the bar area, where it will attach to the roof of the clubhouse, and so we’ll be able to walk into this two-story structure right from the restaurant and bar directly into the upper level, which will be the Event Center, that will seat as many as 185 people for an event.”

Excavation work is already underway, with crews dropping the site about four feet to ensure a smooth integration. The upper level will feature flexible event space, while the lower level includes two state-of-the-art golf simulators, a bocce court, a game room, and a versatile bridal suite that doubles as a conference room.

“Businesses could come and use it for planning or whatever purposes they want,” Crosley explained. “But it’ll be a multi-purpose facility, and it will be a year-round facility.”

Funding for the multi-million-dollar project comes primarily from philanthropic sources, with the Kucerak Family Foundation leading the charge. The club minimized its own financial outlay to align with board priorities.

“This is a multi-million dollar facility, but the other one [a previously considered site] out by 17 was even more costly than this, and we… wanted to make sure that we had the funding that we needed to build it without having to spend any of our or very little of our own money,” Crosley noted.

The ambitious seven-month timeline aims to enclose the structure—foundation, framework, and roof—by January 1, allowing interior work to proceed through the winter. Completion is targeted for May 2026, pending weather and progress. With building permits secured from the Town of Little Falls just last week, contractors are poised to “rock and roll,” as Crosley put it.

Beyond events, the space will be adapted for community activities, such as cornhole leagues, when not booked. Design highlights include a U-shaped bar expansion, a breezeway connection, an elevator for accessibility, an IT room for modern tech, storage areas, an LED sign for announcements, and a fire pit overlooking Route 5, accessible via balcony steps.

“When we’re not having events, we’re going to roll the tables and chairs back into the storage areas, and we’re going to have cornhole tournaments and leagues, because we have a great big open facility that will be available for that,” Crosley said.

The project holds deep personal significance for Crosley, who described it as his “legacy” ahead of his retirement at the end of the year. “This is my legacy… I didn’t want to give up on [it]. Things like this, sometimes you’ve got to grind through it,” he reflected, recounting the project’s evolution from an initial clubhouse-adjacent plan to a more expansive site near hole 17, before circling back for cost efficiency.

Early interest is already pouring in, with inquiries for weddings as soon as October 2026. However, the club plans to hold off on making firm reservations until construction is complete. “We’ve already had calls. Somebody called just the other day and they wanted to have a wedding in October,” Crosley shared. “We’re going to hold off until we get well into the project to really start taking any kind of reservations for events.”

For the Mohawk Valley Country Club, which supports individuals with disabilities through employment and programming, the expansion means more job opportunities and a broader community impact. “Not only will we provide more jobs for the people that we support with disabilities, but it’ll be utilized tremendously by the Mohawk Valley, the community at large, and all of our members,” Crosley emphasized. “We just think it’s going to be a Grand Slam… If you build it, they will come.”

As the equipment digs away under fall skies, Crosley expressed profound relief after years of hurdles. “You don’t realize how relieved I am right now at this thing… After five years of working on this, it is actually coming to fruition.”

The event center is poised to fill a gap for premium, golf-adjacent venues in the region, blending recreation, hospitality, and inclusivity into a space that’s “going to be pretty special,” as Crosley envisions.