Sentences with phrase «park districts do»

And because park districts don't pay taxes, they have an unfair pricing advantage, the private clubs say.

The district «s suit is against the Du Page County Board of Elections, which ruled that park districts do not have the authority to hold advisory referendums.

(Unlike Chicago Park District facilities, which are open to all, suburban park districts do charge admission rates; those vary based on residential status and membership plans.)

The city argues that the Park District didn't have authority to make the deal because the city holds title to most of Millennium Park.

During the first couple of years, Paul - Weltzien says, the park district did n`t have any room for an office, so she worked out of her home and the group «s first transportation, a minibus.

Cook County Circuit Judge Moshe Jacobius has made several key rulings, including a finding that the Park District did not have proper authority to enter into a lease.

Ron Crawford, a member and past chairman of the Park District Soccer Advisory Committee, said the district's 220 soccer teams play 125 games each week on school land because the Park District doesn't have enough fields for the program.

• The Fox Valley Park District does not assume responsibility for theft or vandalism.

The Park District did not conduct an appraisal on the building to determine its price, Curran said.

The Park District did not need referendum approval because the project does not require a tax increase.

City Council members said they have reservations about the cost of the facility if the Park District does not agree to use the library.

The challenge in these difficult financial times is that the Chicago Park District does not have a large land - acquisition fund.

With 560 parks, 6,061 employees and an annual budget of $ 268.5 million - more than most cities in the country - the Chicago Park District does little to attract the city «s 917,000 young people under 20 off the streets and into supervised recreational activities.

While the park district does not currently have these responsibilities, some park trustees clearly see the new village committee as a threat.

The Park District does not necessarily agree.

The Park District does not have estimates on how much the repairs will cost, but Interim Superintendent Michael Kelly said the conservatory is insured up to $ 132 million.

Chicago beachgoers will be setting their own bacteria thresholds this summer, as the city's Park District does away with its frequent swim bans based on E. coli counts.

«They want to stay in a building without a lease agreement, and the park district does n`t want that.

But the Park District doesn't need voter approval because the center's construction won't require a tax increase.

Board member Jeanne Kragie said the agreement does not spell out maintenance responsibilities, although the Park District does regularly maintain the baseball fields behind Tyler and Bentley Schools.

Youth Athletic secured funding in the form of a $ 25,000 donation from the Arlington Heights Noon Rotary Club, a $ 20,000 Illinois First grant from Senator David Sullivan, and private donations and the Park District did the work.

The controversy goes back to November 1993, when the Library District got a referendum proposal approved to raise money for its share of the Central Park facility, but the Park District did not win approval of a companion fund - raising measure.

Right now, the Park District does not have the money to do anything with it, and would have to go back to its voters to ask for more money to build a golf course or water park, like they've been talking about.»

The Park District does not object to giving up the territory north of I - 80 but wants to be compensated for the resulting loss of real - estate tax revenue, district officials say.

Some jobs in the Park District do have minimum age requirements.

Repede said that hundreds of teams play at the site each week and that the Park District does some of the resodding each year even though most of the teams that play there are not in the Hoffman Estates soccer program.

«In the early years, the park district did n`t own any sports equipment.

In planning its budgets, the park district does not keep count on how many children attend its free after - school activities, raising questions about whether tax money is spent efficiently.

What is certain, however, is that the small park district does not have money to spend on the property, which is restricted by law to remain open space.

The Lombard Park District does not discriminate against eligible residents who want to participate in programs on the basis of disabling conditions.

«We wanted something that would reflect fun, versus a municipality, something that represents more what a Park District does, like trees and a park and a shelter,» she said.

Park officials said the proposal for a fitness center, complete with a 50 - meter lap pool, caused the entire referendum proposal to tank, and Brissa conceded the Park District didn't convince residents of the need for a center.

Demand for the improved facilities will be evaluated each year to be sure the Park District doesn't end up with an ultramodern harbor system that's only half full.

«The Park District didn't have anything further to say,» said Assistant Village Atty. Robin R. Ward, explaining the district's no - show.

But what upsets her most, she said, is that the Park District didn't consult boaters before settling on Westrec.

The district is searching for an executive director, with the Illinois Association of Park Districts doing the screening and selecting final candidates for interviews.

But because the Park District does not own the property, officials came to the village to ask that it help prepare the $ 200,000 grant application.

But every year since then, the city of Joliet has made the nearly $ 200,000 debt payments because the park district doesn't have the cash flow.

The park district does offer senior rates at all of its facilities, Love added, which helps, too.

Angelynne Amores, a Chicago Park District spokeswoman, said the Park District does not allow parks to be open 24 hours a day.

Denning said he was surprised that the park district did not notify him of the meeting or call him to testify.

Residents at the hearing complained their local pool options are limited since the Wheaton Park District does not have an indoor pool either.

«Everything you see a park district do, we do, too,» Culp said.

The second agreement with the New Lenox Public Library Board reaffirmed a commitment to continue the Commons project even if the Park District doesn't participate.

The Frankfort Square Park District doesn't have a fitness center but this year started a program that allows residents to work out at the Lincoln - Way North High School fitness center, pool and gym.

The park district doesn't provide the grills, but community members can put their own grills there to cook out.

Approval guidelines, however, for «freedom of speech» park uses are not written into the new policy, according to officials who said the park district didn't want to define what is acceptable.

The Chicago Park District does not promote its offerings in any comprehensive manner - individual parks are responsible for producing their own bare - bones schedules for the public.

Emergency Form The Park District does not require children to have a medical examination to attend camp.

But some business owners say the Park District did a poor job of publicizing the project.