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State grant means district can break
ground this fall
By
News staff writer
After
applying for but not receiving a similar grant last year, HRVPRD will
use the funds, which come from state lottery dollars, to include in
the 1.84-acre park a sheltered sports court, play structures, an open
play field, a fitness walking path, picnic areas, tables, benches and
other park amenities. If all
goes as planned, work on the park will begin in the fall, and by this
time next year what is now a large, unused field will be a colorful
park ready to be utilized by the surrounding community. HRVPRD
Director Lori Stirn explained that a public park in Odell is long
overdue. “The
HRVPRD updated its master plan in 2005,” Stirn said. “When we did, it
became very apparent there was a shortage of park and open space in
Odell. The park district put that as a priority.” Since then
HRVPRD has worked with two developers in Odell with adjoining open
properties off of To get an
idea of what the community wanted in a park, the district held a
series of public meetings starting last fall. Kids, parents and
property owners alike attended the meetings and gave their input on
what they would and would not like to see in the new park. HRVPRD took
in to account as many comments and ideas as it could in developing the
park’s overall design, which will be presented to the public later
this month at a community picnic organized at the park property. n To
celebrate the upcoming park development HRVPRD, in collaboration with
Nuestra Comunidad Sana, a Program of The Next Door Inc., will host a
community picnic Aug. 28, 4-8 p.m. Location is Maple Road, off Odell
Highway. Games will be coordinated and a free barbecue will be
provided from 5:30-7 p.m. The
general park design will be on display for the community.
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