Hanover Township met Friday to discuss plans for the Izaak Walton Center & Reserve in Elgin. The $800,000 project is funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Of nine bids, the construction contract was awarded to E.P. Doyle & Son, LLC. in April.
Naperville Park District to host Wolf s Crossing Park ribbon cutting May 20 Wolf s Crossing Community Park feature Naperville Park District s first challenge course. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for Thursday, May 20. Courtesy of Naperville Park District
Posted5/10/2021 5:04 PM
Naperville Park District will celebrate the official opening of Wolf s Crossing Community Park with a ribbon-cutting event at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 20.
The community is invited to attend the ceremony and then explore the park s many features, including the new splash pad, which will be open, weather permitting.
As the park district s newest park, 33-acre Wolf s Crossing Community Park offers several new amenities, including the district s first challenge course, a multipurpose hill for sledding, running, climbing and other activities, a set of 4 pickleball courts, a nature play area and a splash pad, which opens for the first time this spring.
Godfrey will continue Glazebrook Park project
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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GODFREY After their last board meeting, village trustees agreed to advance the Glazebrook Park Expansion project and Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Grant.
Before discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Mike McCormick expressed concern board members were “a little rough” at the last meeting with Village Parks and Recreation Director Todd Strubhart and Village Engineer Richard Beran.
“All that they have done is what this board has directed them to do,” McCormick said. “They were just doing their jobs.”
In 2019, Godfrey applied for a grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the first phase of the Glazebrook Park expansion. The application was successful and Godfrey will be awarded $400,000 for the project. Half of the money has been received and is being held until the completion of the project when a reimburse