Steve,
# 1 and # 7 are amongst my favorite holes.
Regarding # 7, I think the old par 5 tee should be extended back further, and lowered.
And, the area immediately past the road maintained as HHA, thus discouraging anyone from trying to fly the road.
All play would be short of the road, with a concave 4 ft berm, closely mown, redirecting any ball back to the fairway (tee side)
On # 1, a four foot concave berm, closely mown, would block and redirect balls back to the fairway short of the road, leaving them between 150 and 160 (playing 170 and 180)
I also like the idea of reinstating the old traffic light system, where a traffic light on both # 1 and # 7 tee is synced with traffic lights to the right of # 1 fairway and to the right of # 7 fairway (reinstall the old light)
# 1 is a great starting hole, requiring a solid drive and a good second shot to a green that requires skill to putt or recover to.
Changing it would be a shame.
As to # 7, AWT was known for his great par 5's.
You just have to look down the road to Ridgewood for proof.
Restore # 7 as a par 5 with a significant HHA and you've got a great hole, especially with that turbo ramp.
You just need a little more length at the tee end.
You've got plenty of land, especially if you take the tee straight back from the abandoned long tee, closer to the 6th fairway.
And, the house with the pool is so far in the woods that no one will hit it.
In addition, you can guard against that by planting/relocation more trees right off the tee, preventing slices from going toward the house.
Take a look on Google Earth and you'll see that it's easily done.
It was a par 5 for more than 3/4 of a century, why lose a great AWT par 5 ?
I can't believe that you didn't call me earlier to help you solve these problems.