Public Notice
Fox Valley Park District in partnership with West Aurora School District 129 has been approved for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Continuation Grant for the upcoming FY25 2024-2025 school year on December 30, 2024. This original grant application was submitted to IBSE on September 9, 2021 and it includes the following schools: Hall, Nicholson, Schneider, and Smith Elementary Schools and Jefferson Middle School. This will be year three of a three year grant cycle. This funding would support after-school and summer enrichment programs for eligible students. Aurora University will be the External Evaluator for the program.
Blackberry Crossing OSLAD Public Notice
Blackberry Crossing West Park is a 17-acre park located in Montgomery, Illinois, as part of the Districts’ Master Plan process, the Park District worked with the community and engineers to develop a phased approach to Master Plan implementation. Phase I Improvements were awarded FY2023 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Grant (OSLAD) as part of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) funding in 2022. The Park District is applying for FY2024 OSLAD funding to complete implementation of the Blackberry Crossing West Park Master Plan.
Phase I Improvements include: a Playground with ADA accessibility, Pickleball Courts, Multipurpose Athletic Fields, Concrete Game Plaza, two Shade Sail Shelters, an Asphalt Path, an Asphalt Parking Lot with 30 total spaces (2 of which will be for ADA use), Bike Racks, and a Pollinator Habitat. The Park District is seeking to complete the implementation of the Park Master Plan in Phase II with construction of a Flush Restroom Building with Drinking Fountain and Bottle Filler, Splash Pad, Half-court Basketball Courts, Sand Volleyball Courts, Asphalt Trail extension, and Concrete Bag Toss and Ping-Pong Table plaza.
Construction of Phase I improvements is anticipated to begin in Fall 2023 with estimated completion in 2024. If the Park District is awarded 2024 OSLAD funding for Phase II improvements, construction is anticipated to begin in Fall 2024 with estimated completion in 2025. As part of the grant requirements the District is seeking any comments relative to the Phase II improvements. Those can be sent to Fox Valley Park District, Attn: Jerad Campbell, Director of Operations at jcampbell@fvpd.net.
