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UPDATES
Our Return from COVID-19 A letter from Executive Director, Jeffery Janda
I don’t know if you feel like I do, but I can’t wait for 2020 to end. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all of us and has changed the way we live, work, and play. Future update/info coming from Jeff The Streamwood Park District was affected by a Districtwide shutdown on March 15th by an Executive Order issued by Governor Pritzker. This led to a layoff of approximately 181 staff members as we entered Phase 1. We are currently in Phase 4 and monitor updates daily and adjust protocols as needed to ensure the safety of patrons and users. On June 29th, we began to slowly reopen and resume limited programming throughout the District. Staff continue to be recalled as demand and needs require to provide recreational opportunities to the residents.
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Currently, the Park Place Family Recreation Center is open on a limited basis. Lap swimming and Fitness Center use is open for use by reservation only. Locker rooms are unavailable as they cannot be kept sanitized at all times and for social distancing concerns as well. Masks are required to be worn at all times within the facility except when on fitness machines or in the pool.
Playgrounds, restrooms, ballfields, and shelters throughout the District are currently open for use but are subject to closures based on Governor Pritzker’s Phase Reopening plan which tracks Covid-19 positivity rates in the Illinois regions.
Staff cannot clean or sanitize all of the above amenities on a timely basis, so please be careful and follow social distancing and protective measure guidelines.
I know we all look forward to a time when things are “normal” again, but for the time being, please be safe, considerate, and stay healthy. Let’s work together to keep the positivity rates low by following the guidelines.
Renovations & Updates
Commissioners’ Park
In 2019, the Streamwood Park District was awarded a $400,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Grant (OSLAD) from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The OSLAD Grant was awarded for a park renovation at Commissioners’ Park. Construction began May 16, 2020 and is expected to be completed in the fall.
As of August 21, 2020, the Commissioners’ Park renovation is still on schedule for a fall 2020 completion! Our contractors have been working diligently to meet many overlapping deadlines. The playground equipment and Challenge Course have been installed. The new park layout is taking shape, with earthwork, grading, and underground utility connections nearly complete. Soon, we will be ready to start pouring concrete and laying asphalt. This is an active construction site, but feel free to drive by and safely see the park’s progression from the outside of the perimeter fencing. This is a long awaited renovation that we are thrilled to see come to fruition. We can’t wait to be able to open the park for everyone’s enjoyment! For construction updates and project information, please follow us on social media @StreamwoodParks or visit our website at www.StreamwoodParks.org.
Call or email our confidential Parks Hotline if you see something wrong at one of our parks. We will come to the rescue.
