Sentences with phrase «land for»

The Chicago Park District has pledged $ 1 million toward the purchase of a half - acre of land in Logan Square after a national not - for - profit group announced its intention to buy and hold the land for the district.

Though most villages have adopted ordinances that force developers to set aside a percentage of their land for open space and park use, Flinkinger said villages need to enforce these laws more stringently.

Library Board member Paul Nordhaus, who voted for the purchase, said he was «extremely disappointed» that a suitable arrangement could not be worked out with the Park District for use of the Central Park land for a joint library and community center.

The Barrington Park District also needs more land for recreational use, Smothers said.

As you may know, my husband and I have owned 16 acres of land for about 4 years.

If the Park District receives a grant to help pay the expected $ 1 million cost of grading the land for soccer, baseball and softball fields, the governmental agreement would allow both the school district and park to use the fields.

Three years ago a group of Barrington residents formed an organization to work for the preservation of the Jewel land for open space.

Village Manager Michael Allison said he plans to meet next month with Gregg's Landing's developer, Zale Development of Buffalo Grove, to discuss obtaining land for a park in the neighborhood.

Streamwood — The Village Board has given the Park District permission to resubdivide and consolidate three parcels of land for the proposed construction of a $ 7.6 million, 62,000 - square - foot community center.

The proposal, which park board members reviewed last week, would require developers to donate $ 65,000 or an equivalent amount of land for each acre of a new project.

Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin created an Open Lands Fund in 1995 to raise money to buy land for this purpose.

Finally, Zale will donate to the village roughly 300 acres of open space, including land for parks, two lakes and land for a golf course.

Limestone Development Corp. and Gall Enterprises, which owns the property, asked the Park District to buy the land for $ 100,000 an acre.

«By opening up this land for all of Chicago, we are ensuring access to a tremendous resource.»

Fearing that Lake in the Hills wanted to put a gravel pit on the land, which borders residential subdivisions in Cary, residents and village officials urged the Cary Park District to initiate condemnation proceedings to purchase the land for recreational use and open space.

Another large cost — nearly $ 22 million — would go toward acquiring land for new or expanded parks.

The community voted in favor of the referendum and the land for Recreation Park was purchased and the pool and community center were built.

But while neighborhood groups sometimes have helped raise money for such amenities as playgrounds and field houses, perhaps the district's most valuable alliance has been with the non-profit Trust for Public Land, a national group that helps local governments acquire land for parks and open space.

Sears, Roebuck and Co., anchor tenant and owner of the Prairie Stone Business Park, donated 12.1 acres of land for the sports center in return for the Park District's commitment to build and operate the facility.

Even with the new land, the neighborhood will be well short of Chicago's CitySpace Plan, which recommends 2 acres of open land for every 1,000 residents.

Both the north and south branches of the Chicago River run through a slew of neighborhoods, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a priority of acquiring river - edged land for linear parks.

The district wants to use the land for athletic fields for softball, soccer, flag football and baseball.

In March, the park district again went to the voters, asking unsuccessfully for $ 5 million to purchase land for athletic fields.

The park district is one of 46 agencies statewide awarded a total of more than $ 16.5 million from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources» Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which helps local governments pay for the purchase and / or development of land for parks and open space, officials said.

In an interview, Tranter said most of the yacht clubs on the lakefront use one - half acre of land for their facilities.

In February of 2008, Fox Valley Park District residents approved a $ 44.8 million referendum to fund improvements for local parks, trails and public facilities, acquire new land for additional recreation space, preserve Fox River shoreline areas and create additional venues for athletic fields, and numerous other goals.

Naperville Library and Park District officials plan to formally discuss using Park District land for the site of the city's newest library.

In comparison, the Lincoln Park Tennis Club pays an annual rental fee of $ 40,000 for the use of park land for 10 clay courts, 4 of which are available for public use, the group said.

The property, known as Yunker Farm, was the last working farm in Mokena when the Park District bought the unincorporated land for $ 3.25 million in 1996.

The Park District also is working on an agreement with a private owner to rent land for a soccer field.

Village commissioners agreed to lend the Downers Grove Park District $ 339,000 so the district can buy land for a new park near Burlington Avenue, Belmont Road, 63rd Street and the North - South Tollway.

He also was involved in acquiring much of the land for the Lincoln Marsh and for the district's biggest purchase, the Arrowhead Golf Club.

The district's commissioners voted 4 - 1 to give up land for a proposed road in exchange for more land and a cash donation.

As part of a $ 213 million capital improvements budget unveiled Wednesday evening, park officials plan to buy more than 20 acres of land for parks across the city.

We previously submitted testimony in opposition to the transfer of Article 97 protections from this land for access to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline through legislation.

Although the top priority of the park district in 1947 was the dredging of the Fox River, acquiring new lands also was a priority, as was obtaining land for use as a nature trail.

The money will be used to acquire and protect land for nature areas, open space and for park and recreation purposes, including along the Fox River; improve and develop trails and fishing access; improve and renovate neighborhood and community parks and playgrounds, sports fields and facilities, and Blackberry Farm.

are cash contributions received from developers in lieu of land for the development or improvement of parks in the area of development within the District.

The board eventually scuttled plans for the bond issue but bought a 43 - acre parcel of land for about $ 1.3 million.

Under state law, they say, such impact fees can be used only to buy land for schools and parks.

Noting his objections to the land being offered for parks, Breen said his district would like to see the developer set aside more than 50 acres of «high and dry» land for parks.

Park or recreation unit construction project means the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvements, architectural planning, and installation of capital facilities consisting, but not limited to, buildings, structures, and land for park and recreation purposes and open spaces and natural areas.

The Preschool Play Pass grants complimentary admission to Story Land for the entire 2018 season.

We figure that between the land that will be committed to gardening / farming, an orchard, livestock, a huge communal kitchen and dining hall, a big playground, land for hiking, and maybe even a pool and small rec center, we'll still have room for about 30 families to join us.

They share information about who has the best giveaways and how much they have managed to land for free already.

Arthur has a release clause of $ 50 million but it is expected that Barcelona could land him for far less than that, with a fee of $ 30m having been mentioned.

And the best news of the days go to Tottenham Hotspurs... while they are still negotiating the land for their new 55.000 capacity stadium and going to the high court for this they have been told to leave White Heart Lane in 2017....

Carondelet has been seeking additional land for its athletic teams for over a year as this was identified as a critical need and, therefore, became a top priority in the school's strategic plan.

So that Arsenal will re-enter the promised land of the Barclays Premier League title and also enters the Uefa CL land for the first time in their history.

Both China and India face wide income gaps between the upper and lower classes, and have population densities that far exceed those in the U.S., meaning land for courses is scarce.