Oswegoland Park District • 313 E. Washington St. • Oswego, IL 60543 • 630.554.1010 •  oswegolandparkdistrict.org 
 
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Ask Your Park District

The Oswegoland Park District Board of Commissioners and staff welcome the opportunity to address residents' questions. Below is a list of inquiries received through email, phone calls, letters to the editor, or conversations on the street.

 

What's being built at Prairie Point Community Park?
There are two projects currently under construction at Prairie Point Community Park. When you drive by the park, you can see the ballfield light poles standing tall over two of the ballfields. This spring the wiring and electric controls will be installed. The footings for the entrance drive and parking lot light fixtures are in the ground and ready for the fixtures to be delivered and installed.

The other project underway is the installation of the picnic shelter, splash pad, and auxiliary building. Construction started in early fall, but a lot of the work completed was underground – excavation, storm and sanitary sewer, water main connections, building footings, and electric conduit. The buildings are starting to take shape. The foundation walls are poured, the framework for the picnic shelter is up, and the split block walls are rising. The gravel base for the splash pad is in place and concrete will be poured once the piping is installed.  The walls of the auxiliary building will be built as soon as the concrete floor is poured.  We are looking forward to the weather being consistently warm enough for construction to move ahead at a steady pace.  Our plan is to have the facilities open and ready for use in late spring or early summer.


Has the Oswegoland Park District considered building a dog park?
The Park District has received several such inquiries, and we know that there is a need for a leash-free dog park in our community. The staff is currently researching the feasibility in regard to maintenance, cost, liability, and location. Location is our main concern. At this time, the Park District simply does not have a park to exclusively designate for this use, but we are continuing to search and explore possibilities. In the meantime, we invite you to enjoy the parks and trails currently available to all our resident dogs and their owners.

 

Why is the Park District purchasing riverfront property and how did the sales come about?
It has always been the policy of the Oswegoland Park District to listen to and respond to the needs and requests of our residents. The 2006 Needs Assessment Survey and the 2008 phone survey, both conducted by independent research firms, indicated the following:

  • 89% agree that our land, water, and wildlife are our natural heritage and that we have a stewardship responsibility to protect and preserve them.
  • 76% indicated that with land and property prices stabilized or falling, this is an ideal time to purchase natural areas and parkland.
  • 71% approved the Park District purchasing land along the Fox River. 


The Park Board is listening. Since 2002, six properties along the river, including the site of Hudson Crossing Park, have been purchased. In each case, the property owner approached the Park District to sell, never the reverse, and each land negotiation was individualized based on timing, perceived needs, and fair market value.

We thank you, our residents, for your input, and invite you to visit Hudson Crossing Park in the heart of our downtown any day of the week to witness first hand how your recommendation has resulted in the enjoyment of our beautiful natural resource which is the Fox River.

 

If you have a question, or would like more information on these or any park district related topic, feel free to contact info@oswegolandpd.org or contact the Park Board of Commissioners.

 

 
 


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