Sentences with phrase «parks civic group»

Erma Tranter, executive director of the Friends of the Parks civic group, says that among the city «s major regional parks, «Garfield Park is the worst.

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In preparation for the referendum, Park District Director Steve Schelten said the committee will be conducting presentations for homeowners associations and civic groups, holding neighborhood gatherings, telephoning voters and displaying yard signs.

At the Park District meeting, civic groups opposed to the plan and residents who live across from the proposed museum site raised previous concerns that the structure would go against long - standing court rulings that restrict such construction in Grant Park.

According to the resolution, scheduled to be considered at the next park board meeting on Sept. 13, the park district staff would meet with the club, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and interested civic and community groups for 90 days to either adapt the gun club activities to eliminate violations or to relocate it to another site on park district property.

Last month, 18 environmental and civic groups called on the state to make the parcel a park.

Some Elmont and Floral Park civic leaders are raising concerns that a development group led by the New York Islanders is paying a Manhattan - based consulting firm to conduct an environmental review before the team constructs an 18,000 - seat arena at Belmont Park.

• Enroll your dog in a local training class offered by a community college, park or other civic group as soon as all vaccinations are completed, including rabies.