In addition to planning for the future of recreation programs at the Naperville Park District, it is our goal to continue to invest in the maintenance of many of the key aspects that our community members expect. This includes maintaining and updating the Riverwalk in partnership with the City of Naperville, which is a focal point of Downtown Naperville, continuing to refresh our playgrounds to ensure ADA accessibility, safety, and the engagement and enjoyment of active play for kids of all ages and abilities, and update integral facilities like Nike Sports Complex to include amenities that community members seek – supported in part through an application to the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant program. And, while Naperville stands at the threshold of build-out, two brand- new parks are slated to be added in 2025 as part of the new Polo Club subdivision located in southwest portion of Naperville: Polo Club Park and Fairlane Farms Park. While the Park District is a separate governing body from the City, the success of its operations relies on continuing to develop and foster community partnerships. Collaboration with organizations like Naperville Community Unit School District 203 and Indian Prairie School District 204, is essential in providing additional indoor recreation space for popular programs like Naperville Youth Basketball, a wide variety of seasonal camps and other opportunities, particularly as the District continues to be challenged by the need for indoor facilities. Collaborations with organizations like NCTV17 help to tell the District’s story and highlight important information for residents. Cooperating with organizations like Naperville Little League Baseball have helped support the renovation of existing outdoor facilities like DuPage River Sports
Complex and Knoch Park where synthetic turf infields have been added at existing ballfields. Support from residents through donations also has helped to improve Park District facilities to the benefit of the community including the previously mentioned skate facility at Centennial Park and pavilion at Knoch Knolls Park. These examples, which are just a few, help provide new and expanded opportunities for recreation for our residents, which is foundational to the District’s continued attention to its mission of “promoting healthy lives, healthy minds and a healthy community.” For the District, 2025 will be a year of incremental progress, updating fundamental organizational plans and seeking to identify both long- and short- term ways of addressing indoor recreation facility space constraints, thereby opening recreation opportunities to more community members, and enhancing outreach initiatives. Our ultimate goal is to provide more welcoming spaces and experiences for everyone District-wide. Through this intention, we look forward to greeting familiar faces and meeting new ones as we continue to provide memorable, world-class recreation programs, amazing facilities, and supportive services that make this community one of the best places to live, work and play.
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