CENTENNIAL PARK SKATE FACILITY RENOVATION DESIGN In 2022, the Park District determined that the skate equipment at the Centennial Park Skate Facility needed to be replaced, due to heavy wear and tear. Staff worked with a consultant to reach out to skaters with a goal to create a design for a new facility that would be relevant to skaters’ preferences and needs and accessible for a range of ages and abilities. The design was completed in 2022 and construction is planned for 2023. Thanks to a grant from the Rothermel Family Fund of DuPage Foundation that will support the renovation, the facility will be In August 2022, a $3.5 million renovation began at Springbrook. This project, which has been planned since 2018, renovated the nearly 50-year-old golf course to improve playability and the overall experience for golfers. Greg Martin, of Greg Martin Design, was the project architect and Wadsworth Golf Construction was the contractor. The renovation included a complete rebuild of all tees and bunkers, reconstruction of two ponds and two bridges, new collection areas and mounding at green surrounds, and additional drainage improvements. Construction was complete in winter 2022-23 with a course reopening planned for early summer 2023 to allow time for the turf to establish. RESTORATION OF NATURAL AREAS renamed the “Rothermel Family Skate Facility.” SPRINGBROOK GOLF COURSE RENOVATION Restoration and maintenance of natural areas in parks, including prairie, woodland, wetland and shorelines, is an ongoing activity for the Park District. Some of the benefits of natural area restoration are: improving habitat for pollinators and other wildlife, enhancing stormwater absorption and filtering by native plants, reducing air pollution caused by mowing, reducing the amount of fuel used for mowing, and reducing labor and related costs. Each year, staff and contractors focus on specific projects in different parks depending on the needs observed. Highlights of the District’s restoration work in 2022 included the following projects: y One acre of turf at Brighton Ridge Park was converted to meadow. y A project at Clow Creek Greenway restored 850 ft. of streambank along Clow Creek and added 2.5 acres of native plants along the shoreline. y The retention pond at Bailey Hobson Woods was dredged and the shoreline was planted with .5 acre of native plants. y Park maintenance staff planted 3 acres of prairie seed at Wil-O-Way Commons and 2.7 acres of prairie seed at Rivercrest Estates Park.
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