The Park Board voted Tuesday night to ask the Village Board to reconsider and make a decision regarding annexation of the 115 - acre farm, which occupies an unincorporated site surrounded by Mokena.
I am amazed that you managed to leave out the fact that, at a meeting after the referendum, the Cary
Park Board voted to go to a new referendum if it was to purchase land.
The Park Board voted 4 - 1 last week to ask parks and recreation director Joseph L. Grant to resign, said Commissioner Bernard Semasko.
The Park Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to reject it.
It had appeared that a swap was in jeopardy after
the Park Board voted 3 - 2 last month to continue negotiations for a land swap.
The Park Board voted unanimously Monday to turn down the school district's proposal because it would leave too much park land unusable, said Park Board President Ken Nolan.
The Park Board voted without dissent to cancel its 2006 contract with Latin School, which was to build the soccer field in return for having exclusive use about 25 percent of the time.
The Park Board voted last week to hold a referendum asking voters to approve a $ 6 million bond issue to pay the district's share of a building to be constructed in partnership with Joliet - based Provena St. Joseph Medical Center.
The Park Board voted unanimously last week to place a referendum question on the Nov. 2 ballot asking voters to approve purchase of the land and construction of playing fields and a facility.
The Park Board voted 3 - 2 last month to continue negotiations for the land swap, but the vote wasn't enough to keep the deal alive.
Ekey said he would attend the dedication ceremony should
the park board vote final approval to naming the driving range.
Not exact matches
Park supporters have called the group «s actions extreme and said residents could simply vote incumbents out of office if they are unhappy with park board pol
Park supporters have called the group «s actions extreme and said residents could simply
vote incumbents out of office if they are unhappy with
park board pol
park board policy.
Park District officials believed the agreement was a done deal and expected the Village
Board to
vote in favor of the annexation later in November.
Clearing the way for what will be a rare and closely watched election, the Lake County Electoral
Board said Wednesday it will allow Gurnee residents to
vote on whether the village «s
park district should be dissolved.
«The outcome of the recent
Park District
vote was a great disappointment to the
Board of Education, as well as to several of the Park District board members,» said William Oelman, District 181 board presi
Board of Education, as well as to several of the
Park District
board members,» said William Oelman, District 181 board presi
board members,» said William Oelman, District 181
board presi
board president.
On a 4 - 3
vote, the Will County
Board's Planning and Zoning Committee last week rejected the village's contention that building a recreation center would require rezoning and recommended granting the Mokena
Park District a special - use permit to build the recreation center on the south side of the Yunker Farm property.
Board member Bill Diaz
voted against it because the bond sales include money for refurbishing the Central Square building, which is owned jointly by the
park district, the City of Lockport and Lockport Township and is where all three have their offices.
On Monday, the Mokena Village
Board voted 4 - 3 to reject a compromise annexation agreement because board members said they disliked the Park District's plans for the Yunker Farm property, 115 acres along LaPorte Road just west of Schoolhouse
Board voted 4 - 3 to reject a compromise annexation agreement because
board members said they disliked the Park District's plans for the Yunker Farm property, 115 acres along LaPorte Road just west of Schoolhouse
board members said they disliked the
Park District's plans for the Yunker Farm property, 115 acres along LaPorte Road just west of Schoolhouse Road.
«Conversations with
Park Board members since the vote, as well as a groundswell of community support that is being expressed in favor of the proposed agreement, provide some hope that the park board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman s
Park Board members since the vote, as well as a groundswell of community support that is being expressed in favor of the proposed agreement, provide some hope that the park board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman
Board members since the
vote, as well as a groundswell of community support that is being expressed in favor of the proposed agreement, provide some hope that the
park board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman s
park board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman
board's decision may be reversed,» Oelman said.
Sheridan Shore's lease with the reclamation district expires in March 2016 and the Wilmette
park district
board recently
voted to approach the district in coming weeks to explore the possibility of taking over the lease in 2016, said
park district executive director Steve Wilson.
It had proposed to swap land with the Clarendon Hills
Park District, but the
Park Board failed to get the state - required two - thirds
vote for the land deal.
Ron Crawford, member and former chairman of the
park district's Soccer Advisory Committee, presented to the
board, before they
voted last week, a petition signed by 1,000 Arlington Heights residents asking the district to continue to allow its fields to be used for soccer.
On August 14th, the
Park Board of Commissioners
voted to place a referendum question on the November 6 general election ballot asking voters to choose whether or not to support a $ 39 million bond issue.
Park commissioner Rebecca Sive, chairwoman of the
board «s financial committee, said the criticisms would be considered and, possibly, the budget amended before Dec. 9 when the
board meets to cast a final
vote on next year «s budget.
Board members said that before they
vote on the issue, they want the
Park District to provide more detailed projections on how many people will likely use the facility, how they will arrive there and at what hours of the day.
If the agreement is approved by the school
board, the Park Board is expected to vote on it at its next meeting in March, Park District Director Charles Balling
board, the
Park Board is expected to vote on it at its next meeting in March, Park District Director Charles Balling
Board is expected to
vote on it at its next meeting in March,
Park District Director Charles Balling said.
The
Park District
Board unanimously voted down the proposal for new directors last week at the urging of Commissioner Charles Hegarty, who serves as the district representative on the museum b
Board unanimously
voted down the proposal for new directors last week at the urging of Commissioner Charles Hegarty, who serves as the district representative on the museum
boardboard.
James Strang, a former
park board member who helped lead a challenge to the referendum, said a
vote to dissolve the district will «destroy «the community «s
parks.
Fremarek said township trustees were clear in their support for staff, but felt the «no confidence»
vote in the district was the only way to get their message across to the
park board's majority.
Although the Zoning
Board will not vote on a recommendation for the project until June or July, board members appeared less than impressed with the proposed parking accommodations, questioning whether the new facility's 113 parking spaces will be adeq
Board will not
vote on a recommendation for the project until June or July,
board members appeared less than impressed with the proposed parking accommodations, questioning whether the new facility's 113 parking spaces will be adeq
board members appeared less than impressed with the proposed
parking accommodations, questioning whether the new facility's 113
parking spaces will be adequate.
The
park board could then
vote on a contract in March, with ground - breaking to take place shortly afterward, he said.
The Orland
Park Village
Board decided Monday night, on a 4 - 3
vote, to cancel a controversial hypnosis class offered by the
Parks and Recreation Department.
Streamwood — The Village
Board has delayed a
vote on whether to permit the construction of a proposed
Park District community center on a controversial site.
By unanimous
vote the district
board earlier this month approved plans to go ahead with the
park, joining a handful of other south suburbs that have opened dog
parks in recent years.
After a long debate, the
board on Monday postponed the
vote on transferring operation of the before - and after - school care program from Twinbrook YMCA in Schaumburg to the
Park District, because the park board has not formally committed itself to the prog
Park District, because the
park board has not formally committed itself to the prog
park board has not formally committed itself to the program.
The
Park District
Board is expected to
vote Tuesday on whether to place the proposal on the March 14 ballot.
The
board also
voted to use $ 2,500 as seed money to set up the Corrine J. Rose Scholarship for college students from Waukegan who major in
parks and recreation or a related field.
The
Park District
Board voted unanimously last month to sell the bonds.
ADDISON — The Village
Board has
voted to annex and rezone a former restaurant site at Lake Street and 6th Avenue so that the
Park District can expand its Links and Tees golf facility.
Newly - elected commissioners Silosky and Peter Steinys, along with
board president Peter Hurtado, have come under criticism since May when the three
voted to hire Village Trustee Garrett Peck as the
park district's executive director.
The Mokena Village
Board this week
voted to annex the 5.5 acres owned by the Mokena
Park District in the Avondale subdivision and rezone the area for parkland.
The Barrington
Park District
Board on Monday night
voted to continue its membership with the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association to provide activities for disabled residents.
«It is my personal conviction that Garrett Peck is the strongest candidate to help guide the future policy decisions of the Plainfield
Park District,» Hurtado said noting that at the time of his vote for Bettin he was not part of the governing majority of the park bo
Park District,» Hurtado said noting that at the time of his
vote for Bettin he was not part of the governing majority of the
park bo
park board.
In early June, the
board voted 4 - 1 to hold a referendum on a proposal to restructure the district's corporate fund to spend $ 11 million on the construction of a new recreation center, a senior center, an aquatic center and ongoing
park development.
GURNEE — Members of the Gurnee
Park District Citizens Advisory Committee
voted Thursday night to recommend that the
Park District
Board ask taxpayers in April to approve a scaled - down version of the $ 15 million Hunt Club Leisure Center rejected at the ballot box last April.
In its
vote the development committee agreed with the county's Zoning
Board of Appeals, which rejected the
Park District's plans three times.
The
Park Board on Thursday night
voted to terminate its inter-governmental agreement with the library district to build a joint library - community center in Central
Park, in exchange for a $ 42,705 payment from the library district to compensate the
Park District for its expenses planning the failed project.
Byrne believes the Village
Board acted within its authority when it
voted to deny the
Park District's request to increase the number of
parking spaces at the Warrington Road entrance of Deerpath
Park from four to 25 spaces.
Netsch said his decision to relinquish the presidency had nothing to do with speculation among
park district and City Hall officials that the
board would not
vote to retain him in that post at its May 12 annual meeting.
DUNDEE TOWNSHIP — Members of the Dundee Township
Park District
Board of Commissioners have
voted to ask a developer for a donation of land and cash in Carpentersville.