You're either going to love or hate the fact that this design uses of existing drives and curbs to define 'O.B' fairways and islands for added challenge. There are shots starting on hole 1 that throw across a drive (1, 6, 8, 17) and may fly most of their length over a large parking area (1 and 15). That's fine when no one is there, but obviously, there could be holes to skip (or you might need to consider not playing here…) if they have a big event going on (probably shouldn't play Sunday mornings in any case).
It's a struggle to really like a course, see its potential and know that it's going to be a great play for a lot of people, but still worry about safety (when that may never be a concern). The design throws over sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, benches, and a bridge, plus one shot straight at the back patio of the church. On a completely private, invitation-only course, that might very seldom be an issue, but this is opening up as public, so it will be difficulty to 'control' the interactions between 'hukkers' and 'civilians'. My concerns were the major reason the course dropped about a point in rating, since the layout is otherwise awesome for the parcel of land they had for use. I always look at course design through the lenses of 1) safety, 2), fun, and 3) challenge. If this evolves in the future to the point where they are able to, for instance, remove the bench that's a dozen feet beyond hole 11's basket, facing the wrong way, I'd be more comfortable raising my rating, because the fun and challenge ratings are closer to 4.0!
The only other things I see as cons would be that the rough (especially on 4, 5, 12 & 16) will be brutal on newer players and those sensitive to thorns and poison ivy; that to access the woods, they had to get in close to some areas that will be boggy, soggy, and buggy at times (and that's why there's a 5-600 foot walk to the 17th hole); that there is a definite 'tilt' in the design towards left to right throws (such that the parking lot shot on 15, for instance, is almost exclusively a rhfh skip shot off the pavement) …and I do NOT have a good forehand