This Saturday: Panfish Park Cleanup

Join the Glen Ellyn Park District at Panfish Park from 9am-noon this Saturday for a park cleanup. We will meet at the playground on Wilson Ave. Part of this park is owned by the Village of Glen Ellyn. We will be cleaning up the Glen Ellyn Park District property.

Please bring your own gloves and safety glasses. Pruning equipment and bags will be provided. All volunteers must sign a waiver on site prior to participating in any of the scheduled restoration projects. Glen Ellyn Park District staff will be at each work day to coordinate the work.

We will focus on the natural areas of the park and will pick up garbage and remove invasive species such as buckthorn and garlic mustard weed.

Also, our last scheduled work day is Saturday, April 17, Ellynwood Nature Preserve ( 801 Elllynwood, north side of Ellynwood Drive east of Riford Road)

Restoration work days are held rain or shine. Please dress for the weather and bring a friend! Volunteers of all ages are welcome to attend.

Thanks!
Melissa Creech

April 6 Meeting: Turf and ASFC

I missed posting about this meeting ahead of time, but here is a recap. The agenda and packet are online. The agenda changed and platform tennis was not discussed at this meeting.

There is a good summary of the Ackerman construction costs discusssion in this Daily Herald article from April 7: Glen Ellyn officials can't pin down final tally for fitness center

The GEPD Board voted 7-0 in favor of an intergovernmental agreement with District 87 for artificial turf at Memorial Field with modifications. Specifically, we approved an 8 year, $160,000 agreement rather than the 10 year, $200,000 that was proposed by District 87.