March
10, 2020. From the Chicago Park District regarding the coronavirus. (They have
received no notice of any staff or park-related exposure .) Walking with distancing
in the non Lakefront Parks is allowed. Playgrounds, fieldhouses and buildings
are not, gatherings are not allowed. JACKSON, MIDWAY, PROMONTORY (HWASH?) REMAIN
CLOSED. There are no longer any parks that are shelter and program spaces.
" For your safety, and the safety of others, we ask that you do not go
to the park if you or your child are not feeling well or traveled internationally
to an area
with widespread community transmission of COVID-19 and returned home within
the last 14 days. In addition, we urge you to practice good hygiene including
washing your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds or using
alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Keep abreast of the latest information on COVID-19 is by visiting and bookmarking
www.chicago.gov/coronavirus
for updates at the state level, and www.cdc.gov/coronavirus
for updates at the national level. These websites are updated frequently as
the situation evolves and should be your trusted sources for information. STAY
AT HOME IS EXTENDED TO THE END OF MAY, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME MODIFICATIONS/REDEFINITIONS
OF BANS. MASK WHEREVER STRICT SEPARATION NOT POSSIBLE.
ATTENTION
Shelter in Place until AT LEAST MAY 30>>>>>>ALL PARKS
PAC MEETINGS, PROGRAMS, CLASSES, EVENTS ARE CANCELLED AND ALL FIELDHOUSES CLOSED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Playgrounds are especially closed; no gatherings for sports
or other purposes. Masks required where social distancing not feasible.
EARTH DAY AP 18 CANCELLED, IT]S YOUR PARK DAY IN JUNE (to be rescheduled) WORKDAYS
THROUGH APRIL and prob. into June.
YOU MAY ENTER many parks briefly, including Washington and Nichols (but we discourage
it). CLOSED TIGHT include EVERYTHING EAST OF THE DRIVE, JACKSON, THE MIDWAY,
PROMONTORY POINT, HAROLD WASHINGTON, BURNAM, SOUTH SHORE CULTURAL CENTER....
A
Challenge to PACS With the news today that we will need to wear facemasks in
public when we can’t social distance the CPD is looking for PAC members
who are sewing or making facemasks out of household materials to submit a video.
We will feature this on our social media channels and be part of a campaign.
Include a list of supplies, your full name and the name of your PAC by MONDAY,
APRIL 27. CPD
PDF ON HOW TO MAKE OR WEAR A MASK.
TO
APRIL 10 UPDATE. PARK DISTRICT UPDATE SITE http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/coronavirus-response.
HPKCC
program home. Committees.
About HPKCC.
| To
this home page index/contents.
Activities/
Nights Out in the Parks- MyChiParks.org
(or go to Facebook My Chi Parks and download the app) and find out how
to earn Park Points.
PACs-
put your events and meetings in the Hyde Park Herald- hpherald.com.
Thursday morning for the next issue (Wednesday).
DON'T-DO-IT:
IF YOU DON'T SEE THE RED BARRELLS FOR BARBECUE COALS, USE THAT ONLY, (OR
SEE A SIGN PROHIBITING BBQ/COOKING, DON'T BARBECUE). AND KEEP COALS AWAY
FROM WITHIN THE DRIP LINE AND TRUCK OF TREES.
2020
Budget procedures and requests. (2020 approved- see your park's operting
budget) to see it and your park's visit CPD website, look for finances-
budget and management. And start on 2020 now- hearing passed, submit ideas
to Region Managers.
Chicago
Park District 2015 Board Meeting Calendar.You may
also find Board Meeting dates (May 9 2019 the Annual Meeting 11:30 am
at Fosco Park, 1213 S. Racine.) https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/
.
Read a snapshot of HPKCC take on state of parks in Sept.
2008 Conference Reporter.
PAC
events permits
For permits and private events visit http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com,
click permits, download as necessary. Questions? call 312 742-5369. Rules
and requirements have changed, and all permits are handled downtown with
the exception indoors and special facilities such as South Shore Cultural
Center. More below.
Boulevards, anyone?
Neighborhood
Enhancement Grants.
The
Park District previewed new council standards with select councils. Provisions
were found by councils to be unworkable or unacceptable. The district
started over with a committee that includes councils, and new guidelines
were written , but with still some problems. Visit the Park
Issues Page, including for coverage, council and HPKCC comments, orig.
draft.
CPD Park Council standards are on line from Friends
of the Parks.
See in Park Issues on revision
of equitable distribution standards.
Next
registration for park programs: 2nd month before the quarter begins- parks
east of California Ave. Tuesday . In person in parks Saturday after.
OTHER NEW COUNCILS AND THEIR MEETING DATES BELOW.
PACs
hold elections annually, hold meetings in park fieldhouse or other public
space, must announce meetings 14 days in advance, and must keep binders
in the fieldhouse- PAC BINDER:
· All
PACS are required to keep a binder in their local field house.
·
Please work with your park supervisor to ensure that your binder is up
to date with membership applications, bylaws, minutes, agendas, bank statements,
elections results.
·
PACs are public bodies and the general public should have access to that
information.
NEW
WEBSITES FOR JACKSON PARK/JPAC (in addition to JPAC
website here): http://www.jacksonparkadvisorycouncil.org,
Bobolink
Meadow Volunteer Website. Friendsofthewhitecity.org
New
Friends of Osaka Garden foundation:
watch here for further information- http://www.friendsofthejapanesegarden.org,
email japanesegardenfriends@gmail.com.
Project120Chicago.org
Our Osaka page.
Latest
on beach pollution and swim bans. More at CPD Office of Green Initiatives,
Cathy Breitenbach.
To find our about your beach today- @chicagopark
on facebook/Twitter, 773 742-2324, or cpd website.
Read
about the Rainbow Beach conversion to school land issue at http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/content/education/chi-rainbow-beach-parkmar18,0,5726230.story
Jobs
and Summer Programs for kids and others. See also AfterSchool,
Recreation
For these visit Chicago Park District: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com.
Or 312 742-PLAY:
Can I swim at the beach today? Park Dist. website or 312 74BEACH.
Rentals, weddings et al: go to park district website: Permits, Special
Events Permits.
Beaches
open Memorial Day weekend and close after Labor Day. Find
out if your beach is open and safe: Text 312 715-swim text the word beaches
and text in the name of your beach. Outdoor pools open 3rd weekend in
June.
Or call 312 74-beach or visit http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
or its Facebook and Twitter links.
Information on what this means- visit safebeachpage.
See
your park from above with Google Earth.
Park
District area preliminary budget hearings come in the summer- SEE WHAT
PARK COUNCILS, USERS ASKED . In budget
page.
See report on a meeting with park district officers, led by Nichols council,
on IT, communications and work order procedure. In Nichols
homepage.
To reports on HPKCC parks committee meetings in Parks
Committee page.
To Olympics
in Washington, Jackson Parks; controversy. HPKCC
letter to Mayor.
Rebuilding Our Parks.
From recent HPKCC Conference Reporter
Parks reports
Playground safety scores on on the Friends of the Parks website.
Related
web pages: Hyde
Park Garden Fair Committee.
Navigate from there to Hyde Park Gardens and Gardening (Watch
for gardening seminars next winter!). Garden
Fair's Site. L.I.L.A.C.
Metra embankments. Gardens
home.
Green Calendar/Resource
page. Envir.
Sust. Comm. & Docs.
Dog Friendly Area (or -ness) vs. Dogs
and Wooded Island
Recreation and
Fitness.
Park fundraising. The Capital
Budgets are in PD website.
Park budget requests.
HPKCC Parks Committee: Report
on Small Parks Networking meeting and program.
PD Budget link, hearing, FOT/PD briefing mtg. Movies
and more in the parks.
To
the virtual
links at left to several parks, structural, activities, and issues pages
add:
Bixler
Burnham and sub.
Burnham Nature Sanctuary
Bessie Coleman Park,
Cornell Playlot Park,
Elm Park,
Harold Washington Park,
Harris Recreational Center,
Kenwood Park,
Promontory Point Park,
Spruce
Park,
Stout
Park,
Washington Park Arboretum Fountain
of Time
Don't
miss what's in Other Parks.
See
Morgan
Shoal/Pebble Beach final plan, Shoreline
related park projects, Lakefront
Prot. Ordinance, South
Lakefront Access
South
Side Nature Oasis Programs as well as park volunteer opportunities are
in the Green page.
Our parks range from vest pocket to neighborhood parks (some with regional
attractions) to the big regional parks that surround us on three sides.
A few have active councils. Their schedules are found in "Advisory
Councils." The Conference provides support services for and has special
ties to the councils for Nichols Park (an HPKCC affiliate) and Jackson
Park. HPKCC is proud to manage and maintain JPAC's website, here, as "Jackson
Park" top of left bar.
If
you see something happening that shouldn't be, call 911 and Park Security
312 747-2193.
For
Permits, go to the park district website- search special events permits
or permits (latter will bring you to all, including baseball fields.)
The folks at the Hyde Park-Kenwood
Community Conference
welcome your comments and help.
Remember our e-mail address is hpkcc@aol.com.
Parks webmaster: Gary Ossewaarde.
Friends
of the Parks website Advisory
Council Blog
Some
Photo Galleries
55th
Street Berm and some garden and greening styles in Hyde Park
63rd Street Jackson
Beach House/Schiff Interactive Play Fountain,
Animal Bridge
Jackson
Park lagoons
MSI
U-505 construction and move
Nike C-41 Bases
Osaka Garden in Jackson
Park
Wooded Island
Harold
Washington Park
Midway Readers and
Winter Garden
Promontory Point
South Shore Cultural
Center and more with its timeline
(main parks have timelines)
Spruce Park
Washington Park incl. Fountain
of Time
(More in pages of the several parks (Jackson, Midway, Nichols) and
site of Mary
Rose Shaughnessy)
|
In
this home page:
- Volunteering-
new procedures
-
Class registration- read re online reg. and possible problems.
- Park
Permits
- Meetings
including budget, park district and park PACcouncil
mtgs & approaching specials . (Regular schedules in Councils
Sched.), immediate upcoming including hearings on
Obama Library in Jackson, Wash. parks
CPD BOARD MEEETINGS SCHED. AND SPEAKING
BEFORE THE CPD BOARD
- EVENTS
- Goals
and actions of the HPK Parks Group of HPKCC-convened set of community
organizations 2012
- Historic
boulevards district?
- What
neighbors said about their parks at a HPKCC public mtg. on HPK aut. '05
and at Feb. 18, 2009 forum.
- Commentaries
incl. from Conference Reporter 2004- Sept. 06
- Park
News, Lakefront parking
meter mess
-
Workdays
Jobs and Summer Programs for youth
(Some of the following have been deleted- scroll to near end of page)
- District-wide
programs
- Capital
Budgets
- Budget
navigator, hearing schedule
- General
announcements,s and opportunities- (HPKCC/Parks
Committee resolution, HPKCC park activities/meetings, park councils and neighbors,
Friends of the Parks, green organizations- More in the Green
Resources page).
- Quickly
around our vibrant parks and councils
Promontory
Point National Register of Historic Places has been installed. READ,
GIVE, SHARE STORIES. https://promontorypoint.org
or https://promontorypoint.org/give.
HPHS is fiscal agent and is a 5013c.
Link
to a wonderful article in the New York Times about how great parks make great
cities and neighborhoods-
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/arts/design/chicago-philadelphia-parks-rahm-emanuel.html
To learn more about Chicago
Park District visit http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/
If you volunteer or wish to volunteer in parks, please note that new procedures
including online sign up are being implemented. Be sure to catch up. This includes
mandatory fingerprinting and background checks depending on the kind and degree
of involvement.
APRIL
10 2020 PARK DISTRICT UPDATE
SPRING
programming is cancelled
SUMMER
online registration is moved to May 11 and 12 (latter for parks east of California
Ave.). In person reg. will take place when CDC and the Governor deem it is
safe. Classes tent scheduled: Daycamp June 22- July 21, other programs June
15-August 17.
Check
back at the website http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/coronavirus-response.
Dates
of importance
Faith
in Place is hosting a Multi-faith Earth Day Virtual Vigil on April 13th at
7:00 P.M. To register visit: https://www.faithinplace.org/events/multifaith-earth-day-vigil-zoom.
Let us gather and send up some blessings. Please share with your network.
Don’t forget your candle!
2020
Budget see below
CPD
BOARD MEETINGS - Check back for details as locations and times have been in
flux lately. NOW BEING HELD DIGITALLY VIA ZOOM. Check in the website for link
to get messages and intructions on zoom meetings.
2020
schedule. Unless otherwise stated, 11:30 am at 541 N. Fairbanks 8 th floor.
Jan
15. Feb. 19 11:30 Warren Park 6601 N. Western Av. Mar. 11. April 8 going
virtual Ap throguh?
May 13 11:30 Addams Pk 1301 W. 14th. June10. July no mtg. Aug. 12. Sept.
9.
Oct. 14 11:30 Gately Park 810 E. 103rd. Nov. 18. Dec. 9. (Budget Dec. 2).
THE
2019 BOARD MEETINGS. FEBRUARY 19 AT WARREN PARK, 6601 N. WESTERN AVE.
11:20-11:30 hearings on 40 and 53 M in general obligtion bonds for capital.
11:30 regular board meeting.
Click
on the Legistar link to view the agenda and meeting details. Also, please
register to receive automatic notices when an agenda has been posted to
our legislative web portal. Last, if you no longer wish to receive this
email please notify the Office of the Secretary.
The
Budget Recommendation is available online and copies have been placed
on file in the Secretary’s Office. To view the Budget Recommendation
click on the link below. See more below.
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/finance/budget-and-management/.
This year the budget document has changed format, stress goals and offerings
rather than how much each park gets. It was approved. Friends of the Parks
has issued a report saying the budget disadvantages minority and low income
sections of the city. This is disputed by th Park Distrit.
To
view the agenda, click on the Legistar link below.
https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/
Chicago Park District
Release of 2019 Proposed Budget & Public Budget Hearing - Wednesday,
December 5th
The Chicago Park District has released the 2019 Budget recommendations<https://assets.chicagoparkdistrict.com/s3fs-public/documents/page/2019%20Budget%20Recommendations.pdf>
document. To review your park's budget and to see the whole document,
visit the park district's Budget and Management webpage<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/about-us/departments/budget-and-management>.
The Chicago Park District will have their public budget hearing<https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx>
on the proposed budget on Wednesday, December 5th at 11:30am at the Park
District's Administration Building, 8th floor, 541 N. Fairbanks, Chicago,
Illinois 60611. The deadline to sign up to speak is by 4pm on Monday,
December 3rd. The Board of Commissioners will vote on the budget at their
monthly meeting, scheduled for December 12th (see details below).
Chicago Park
District Board of Commissioners Meeting - Wednesday, December 11 11:30
541 Fairbanks 8th fl. The complete 2019 and soon 2020 meeting schedule<https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx>
is posted on the Park District website. You can speak on behalf of your
park or parks issue by signing up<https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/get-involved/speaking-board-commissioner-meetings>
by 4pm the MONDAY before. The December meeting is Wednesday, December
11th at 11:30am at the Park District's Administration Building, 8th floor,
541 N. Fairbanks, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Check the District's website<https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx>
to confirm the meeting time, location and agenda. NOTE: The Park District
has changed the deadline for signing-up to speak for the People in the
Parks section. It was changed from the day before the meeting and is now
the Monday before the meeting. The time remains 4pm.
2020
Budget Hearing -
Please
click on the Legistar link to view the agenda and meeting details. Those
wishing to speak must follow the sign up instructions detailed in the notice.You
may access the agenda through the Legistar link provided below.
https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/Default.aspx
THE
2019 BOARD MEETINGS. FEBRUARY 19 AT WARREN PARK, 6601 N. WESTERN AVE.
11:20-11:30 hearings on 40 and 53 M in general obligtion bonds for capital.
11:30 regular board meeting.
For particulars about he meeting view our CPD
Budget page. Particulars about the proposed 2020 budget will be posted
there
Check
back each year for December- final budget then December mtg, Wednesday,
11:30 pm. Chicago Park District board meets at 511 N. Fairbanks Ct. 8th
floor. To speak and for agenda, visit legistar- https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/Default.aspx.
Sign up to speak by email at at signuptospeak@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
(reg. to speak by late afternoon day before- see below.)Normally
in 8th floor of CPD, 541 N. Fairbanks at 3:30 PM. Next June 12, 2018. Please
click on the Legistar link (in 2nd week of December) to view the agenda
and meeting details. Also, please register to receive automatic notices
when an agenda has been posted to our legislative web portal. Legistar
Link https://chicagoparkdistrict.legistar.com/Default.aspx
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FOR
BOARD MEETINGS, Sign-Up To Speak Procedures (Changes were put into effect
May 2018- including that one must sign up 2 days in advance (by
4:30 pm on the Monday before). Meetings are moved permanently to
11:30 am. Total time for public to talk is 30 minutes. December
11, Wednesday, 11:30 am at 541 N. Fairbanks, 8th floor.
Registration
Requirements. Persons who wish to address the Board during the public comment
period must complete a registration form which includes the speaker’s
name, contact information, any relevant title or park affiliation. Registrations
must be submitted to the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners or her
designee by email, by telephone or by in-person request. Email submissions
must be sent to signuptospeak@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:signuptospeak@chicagoparkdistrict.com>.
Telephone submissions may be called in to (312) 742-4299. In person registrations
will take place the Tuesday before the meeting from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at
541 N. Fairbanks Court, 3rd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Registrations
must be received by the Secretary no later than 4:00 PM on the day prior
to the board meeting. The request must set out clearly the nature of the
subject matter to be presented and must relate to matters within the authority
of the Board of Commissioners. The Board reserves the right to make additional
methods of registration available from time to time.
Online
Sign-Up can be made via email at signuptospeak@chicagoparkdistrict.com .
Registrants must submit the following:
·
Name
·
Contact information
·
Relevant Title or Park Affiliation
·
Issue they wish to address
Supporting
documents can be attached to the email for submission to the Board of Commissioners
Telephone
Sign-Up can be made at (312) 742-4299. Registrants must submit the following
via telephone:
·
Name
·
Contact information
·
Relevant Title or Park Affiliation
·
Issue they wish to address
Please
leave the above requested information after the recording.
In-person
Sign-Up can be made the day prior to the meeting on the 3rd Floor of the
Administration Building at 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL. 60611 from
1:00-3:00 PM.
Budget
hearings- for year 2020. Done. Capital not yet released.
Share
your budget ideas and concerns or submit written comments only through
the dedicated budget webmin form by clicking on the link below.
(The CPD 2016 has been adopted.)
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/finance/budget-and-management/
2020
Park District Budget IS RELEASED (and has been approved) on the Park District’s
website<http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/finance/budget-and-management/
PAC
park event permits for 2019 and 2020
PAC
Partnerships and Permits for Events:
The
Chicago Park District is pleased to announce our 2017 Special Event Permit
Application process. Mark your calendar for November 4, 2016 at 9am, when
application intake for all 2017 event levels will open.
Here's
a quick overview of the two-step process: purchase the non-refundable $35
2019 Permit Application Fee online, which secures your space in the first
come-first served processing queue.
Once
you purchase the 2017 Permit Application Fee, submit your completed Special
Event Permit Application online. Links are provided here:
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/permits-and-rentals/application-process/
If you have any questions, please contact The Department of Revenue, Permits
Division at 312.742.5369
Please
use CODE: AC 2017 EVENT to waive the $35 application fee. Please work with
your park supervisors for planning PAC events
HPKCC
and its Parks Committee contributed to the 2016, 2017, and 2018 Neighborhood
Enhancement Grant program of South East Chicago Commission in partnership
with Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference and Hyde Park Bank, a Wintrust
Community Bank, and in 2018 POAH Housing Plus ain 2018 a Smith Foundation
matching grant. We give a special shout out to Hyde Park winners 2017:
- Cornell Park, awarded a grant for development of its natural area and kiosk.
)And a big PD grant to enhance the park and the nature play area. )
- Chicago Public Arts Group to complete the mosaics in the 57th Drive underpass.
The Conference gave at least $4,000 to PACS, enhancement grants and other
park promotion and organizing activities in 2015-16 FY.
2019 NEGs applications are open through May 24. Check
www.secc-chicago.org. (HPKCC
did not contribute this year.)
2018 Hyde Park Winners- Midway PAC for more bulb planting.
Nichols Park PAC for landscaping at the south fountain
Augustana Church garden
Ray school landscaping and garden
Mural "Childhood Is Without Prejudice" restoration, under the 56th
St. Metra/CN viaduct
We
always deeply regret when there is an incident, killing, or accident in one
of our parks.
Sign
up to volunteer at South Shore Cultural Center- "League of 100"
including in the nature sanctuary. www.volunteersignup.org/RCFB3
Events
and meetings and special announcements
Due
to the developing COVID-19 situation and our concern for the public's health,
the Jackson Park Advisory Council has decided to postpone One Earth Film Festival
screening of Child of Nature. .
Thank
you for your understanding. ALL PAC MEETINGS AND EVENTS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL?
The
March 21 All PAC Conference has been postponed. EARTH DAY APRIL 18 POSTPONED.
IT'S YOUR PARK will be rescheduled.
Federal
Review-Historical. General site incl Inventory: https://tinyurl.com/JPImprovements.
Adverse effects docs-
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/jackson-park-improvements.html.
nConsulting
Parties sending concurrence or objection on final AOE in 30 day comment
period to Feb. 18.dFeb. gs,
background.
WORKDAYS.
Check out www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/ge-involved-/volunteer/natural-areas-community-stewardship-days
and other subpages. EXPECT ALL WORKDAYS TO BE CANCELLED
. EARTH DAY will be rescheduled, and the PAC Conference.
Cornell
Playlot
Jackson-
CHECK WITH THE STEWARDS, BUT SINCE AP 18 EARTH DAY
IS POSTPONED....
3rd Sats. 10-12 63rd St. Beach Natural Area- 3rd Saturdays ewarden@sheddaquarium.org.
April, May cancelled
TreeKeepers workdays and - Nancy Joseph njoseph2008@aol.com.
Columbia
Basin area natural area workday
- 3rd Saturday starting March 21. njoseph2008@aol.com.
MARCH, April 18, May? CANCELLED.
2nd
Sats 9-12 Bobolink workdays (meet driving range lot.) Starting March 28.
APRIL 11, May CANCELLED.
4th Sats 10-1 Wooded Island (meet south bridge) starting March 28. April
, Maay CANCELLED
Specials
- cancelled/
Midway
Plaisance work events - tba
Nichols
Not sure when they can re-start.
Meadow
workdays 2020, 3-5 mostly 3rd Sunday. Starting in April but see below.
Specials
Burnham
Nature Sanctuary. Workdays 1st Saturdays (unless preceding a Monday holiday
then 2nd Sat.) 9 am starting tba Not sure when can
start
Promontory
Point.
South
Shore Cultural Center 3rd Sats at 10 through October. Starting April 18.
Not sure when can start.
OTHER
EVENTS
General:
South Region Area 3 and city wide.
POSTPONED
March 21- attend the PAC Conference at Malcolm X- Sign up at Park
District site.
POSTPONED April 18 Earth Day- sign up at
www.fotp.org.
June
6 It's Your Park Day- POSTPONED
Burnham
Nature Sanctuary. Walks 4 times a year at solstices and equinoxes- Sundays,
9:30, and occasional Long Walks to 39th or McCormick Place- . Solstice walk
prob. 3rd Sun in March- 22.
Elm
Park (Woodlawn north of Kimbark Plaza 53rd)
Midway-
5 summer movies (generally with pre-screening activities starting at 7)
on Wednesday evenings starting July 10. Midweek
@ The Midway. Next year. Skating rink and its programs starts Thanskgiving.
Skating is done.
Nichols Park George Franklin Summer Sunday Concert Series. 4-6 pm. 53rd
Kenwood. Bring own chair. Free, outside. Next year.
South
Shore
Cultural Center
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS CANCELLED OR POSTPONED.
PARK CLOSED.
See in South Shore concerts and
events. Movies next year.
See South Shore
concerts and events page and below.
Gallery--
tba
3rd
Saturdays March-October, 10-noon. Work and learning days in the South
Shore Cultural Center Nature Sanctuary.
Summer
Movies- Mondays at dusk, sometimes pre-event activities
Jackson
Park PROGRAMS, EVENTS CANCELLED OR WILL BE RESCHEDULED
FOR AFTER MAY. PARK CLOSED..
Federal
Review-Historical. General site incl Inventory: https://tinyurl.com/JPImprovements.
Adverse effects docs-
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/jackson-park-improvements.html.
Comments by Aug. 30 to abby.monroe@cityofchicago.org.
Consulting parties are
reviewing final comments on the final AOE- you can find the January webinar
link in the urls.
SEE SUMMARY
OF WHERE WE ARE MARCH 20 WITH FINAL "DISPUTE RESOLUTION"
STEPS WITH Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Washington) then
will proceed to the avoid-mitigate-minimized resolutions.
POSTPONED
March
14, Saturday. JP's One Earth Film Fest at the fieldhouse. 10 am work project-
meet at fieldhouse. 12 pm Resource Fair opens. 1 pm screening of RISE
film, "Child of Nature.' Followed by discussion and commitment. Theme
this year is "The Power of We." Donations appreciated. Sign
up at www.oneearthfilmfest.org.
And 10 /10:30 am Workdays resume- at least 4 a month.
POSTPONED
March
21- Annual PAC Conference, at Malcolm X College. Reg. opens Feb. 18 and
let Louise know you are going. JPAC members will be leading some of the
sessions. Sign up at https://chicagoparkdistrict.com/forms/2020/park-advisory-council-conference-re.
April
18 Earth Day- stay tuned for Jackson-JPAC information. Sign up at www.fotp.org/events-page/earth-day.
POSTPONED will be rescheduled
after May.
May
11, 6 pm. On the Table Community Conversation potluck. Ahead of regular
meeting. CANCELLED.
June
6 It's Your Park Day CANCELLED MAY BE RESCHEDULED.
PARK ADVISORY COUNCIL SCHEDULE
ALL PAC MEETINGS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL
PAC MEETINGS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE-- but some are being held
virtually via Zoom or call-in .
Bixler
- tba.
Cornell Park PAC meets 4th Mondays 6:30 pm, at Catholic Theological Union,
5416 S. Cornell. room 514. normwbell@gmail.com.
http:cornellnatureplay.org)
Elm PAC meets at Nichols fieldhouse 4th Tuesdays
6 pm except does not meet much in winter.
Harold Washington Park 2nd Wednesdays- May 8
Nichols fieldhouse- now watch for organizational meeting.
Harris Park Advisory Council. 3rd Weds at 4. 6200 S. Drexel meeting room.
poss. tba
Jackson Park Advisory Council meets 2nd Mondays at the 7 pm at the fieldhouse,
6401 S. Stony Island.
April 13.
Cancelled
Kenwood-sch. was 4th Tuesdays , 6:30 or 7 pm at St. Paul & Redeemer, 4945
S. Dorchester, Bylesby room or, pkg lot entrance
Midway Plaisance meets 2nd Wednesdays 6:30 pm March 11 at tba. MARCH MTG POSTPONED.
hope to resch for 1st week in April.
Nichols at Nichols fieldhouse 7 pm 2nd Thursday-
vanb@uchicago.edu.
April 9 was held virtually. May?.
South Shore Cultural Center Advisory Council 10:30 am 2nd Saturdays at 7059
South Shore Drive. Cancelled
Spruce Park Adv. Co. 3rd Mondays, 6 pm. at Nichols
fieldhouse clm3611@aol.com, tba.
Stout 1st Tuesdays, 6 pm at Nichols
fieldhouse- eastkenneth@gmail.com.
tba
Washington. 3rd Wednesday 7 pm at the fieldhouse, 5531 S. King Dr. Cancelled.
(Mandrake 3858 S. Cottage Grove- 3rd Tuesday?, 6:30 pm. )
Department of Legislative
and Community Affairs Update: Please
welcome the newest addition to the Department of Legislative and Community
Affairs Wade Chan. Wade will be working with the Dog Friendly Areas and with
Volunteer Groups. DFA’s please contact Wade Chan with any questions:
wade.chan@chicagoparkdistrict.com
or 312-742-4628.
Almost
every playground in Hyde Park and most in Kenwood have been replaced under
this 3 year program. Beginning in 2013 there were regional then localized
meetings, at first a contest for those PACs and neighbors clubs most interested
in having renewed play equipment and selecting the same. Later, to the extent
possible neighbors, schools etc. were engaged and aldermen held equipment
choice meetings. From the start, Friends of the Parks, Chicago Children's
Hospital/Safe Play Coalition, and Chicago Parks Foundation have been involved
in the program. The original impetus included realization that it would take
decades to renew all playgrounds unless funds were raised and, frankly, corners
cut-- standardized choices, equipment only, replacement only, and simple fibar
on the ground. This also required clear community commitment to workdays and
upkeep, especially of the fibar under the slides and swings and periodic delivery
of fibar to parks. All equipment and contractor work is carefully inspected
before the fenced-off work area is reopened.
In 2013
Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago Plays! playground renovation program was launched
with its goal to replace 300 playgrounds over the course of five years in
communities across Chicago. Using community input and commitment more than
300 playgrounds will be renovated by the end of 2016. A full year ahead of
schedule! This program has impacted neighborhoods all across Chicago from
Mary Margaret Langdon Playlot in Rogers Park to Bessemer Park in South Chicago
and hundreds in between. Children have enjoyed safe, fun, and modern new equipment
throughout Chicago!
The University
of Illinois' (Chicago) Illinois Prevention Research Center has been working
with the Chicago Park District since 2013 to evaluate the Chicago Plays! program.
Learn how our team has used observational methods to gather data on how park
use and park activity have increased since the playground renovations. We
will be sharing results from Year 1 of our evaluation at a meeting July 18
at Kilbourn Park 9 a.m. This data can be used to inform new proposals for
repairs and renovations in your neighborhood park and continue the success
that the Chicago Plays! program has found.
Design
for renewed Bixler playlot:
Find
Bixler PAC facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1704771603106656/
Openlands
trees available for public spaces twice a year.
Openlands, an organization
that protects the natural and open spaces of Illinois, is accepting applications
for its 2016 TreePlanters Grant.
The grant will be used
to plant trees in neighborhoods throughout various communities, and residents
in Chicago have from now until Jan. 11 to apply for a chance for their community
to take part in the grant.
Applicants are required
to identify locations in their neighborhood for 10-30 trees to be planted
on public land.
Go to http://www.openlands.org/treeplanters-grant.
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The
Park District, thanks to a gift from Kenneth Griffin, will be fixing the remaining
Lakefront Trail miles (where possible separating bike and pedestrian traffic)
by 2018.
And congratulations Harold Washington Park, which will have renewal of the
tennis courts thanks to a grant from the Pritzker Family Foundation (including
Dr. Bryan Traubert).
Wooded
Island is open again.
Dogs are prohibited
in Natural Areas, which includes all of Wooded Island (including the Japanese
Garden) and the Bobolink Meadow even on a leash. There is a minimum fine of
$300. It's ordinance VII.B10a.
Of course everyone
thinks their dog is an exception but a study in Biological Letters by Peter
B. Banks and Jessica V. Bryant, showed that walking large or small dogs
on leash made a huge difference. "Regardless of the type of area, dog
walking led to a 35 percent reduction in the number of bird species and
a 41 percent reduction in overall bird numbers, compared with the control.
(People walking alone caused some disturbance, but less than half that caused
by people with dogs.)" the dogs are predators to the birds even if
yours is not so much.
Migratory birds are
at grave risk of extinction, these are natural areas to give them somewhere
to be on one of the great migration routes, they need all the help they
can get, so please choose to walk your dogs on the 600+ other acres of the
park.
However, Darrow Bridge
across the north neck of the lagoons at Columbia Basin connecting parking
to the east and Wooded Island/ Japanese Garden to the southwest and points
west is closed. Most important is that funding for the whole has been secured.
CDOT (Tanora Adams) reported at the May 8 2017 JPAC meeting. In mid-July,
CMAP planning agency approved the reconstruction, which gives certainty.
A public meeting will be scheduled for later 2017. Federal permitting still
required. The reporting CDOT official was unable to confirm 2019 as start
date. It is important to remember that the responsible agency for Darrow
Bridge is the Illinois Department of Transportation.
First
Sundays into fall- bird tour in Washington Park, 8 am, meet at Refectory.
SOME
PROGRAMS
And
BIODIVERSITY FLOURISHES IN MANY OF OUR WATERS, including Morgan shoal, an
ancient reef that protrudes almost to the surface of Lake Michigan off 49th
St. Several locals have documented this (see
its story) and the Chicago Tribune ran a feature July 22, 2016.
(See
above for park advisory council meetings.)
-
Returns in May 2020. COLUMBIAN EXPO/WORLD'S FAIR one hour tours select Saturdays
9:30 am. Contact Louise McCurry, 773 844-2225. SCHEDULE MAY CHANGE
How
to book a workday for your group in Jackson Park.
2017
Park District Budget
The 2018 BUDGET IS ONLINE on the Park District’s website<http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/departments/finance/budget-and-management/>
Generally
2nd
Wednesday, 3:30 pm. Chicago Park District board meeting at 541 N. Fairbanks
Ct. To speak recommend signing up (and seeing agenda) before 5 pm day before-
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com.legistar/Default.aspx.
Many have been speaking lately- you may be denied even if come an hour early
day of meeting.
Online
and in person registration for Fall Camp and programs for parks has started,
watch now for winter- to do this online you must have registered. Look first
at the checklist in the site and your park's programs (or in any park the programs
you are interested in) and conditions. Note that if programs are filled or cancelled,
registrants are referred to similar programs at other parks.
In person registration in parks usually opens the Saturday after online registration.
The
Chicago Police Department introduced a new mobile unit approach to beaches and
parks in June 2016.
Harold
Washington Playlot Park is one of 4 lakeside park sites chosen for pavilion-kiosks
in connection with the Chicago Architecture Biennial (Oct 3-Jan. 3 2015-16)
design competition. The design was deemed by community and alderman and nixed.
Things
progress-- thanks to a generous family donation, the Wallach Fountain at the
55th entrance into Promontory Point will be restored in spring 2016 (not yet?).
Assessment continues for the Women's Memorial Bench on the Midway east of the
railways. Cleaning and improvement work continues along the tracks.
Stout Park is in process of planning replacement of removed of dead trees and
is getting new playgrounds starting in June 2016. Nichols had two stumps transformed,
into a "wolf" and a "heron."
Play equipment replacements continue to be planned and made. Bixler will also
get a new playground starting in June. PLAYGROUNDS WILL BE UNDERWAY IN SEVERAL
PARKS BY MID-JUNE. PLANNING FOR SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS IS UNDER WAY.
A
fine cross section of city parks leaders gathered May 30 2015 at Nichols fieldhouse
(under sponsorship of Elm Park and CPD) and shared suggestions for small parks.
Successes ranged from good kiosks to good playgrounds and general attractiveness
to appropriate programming and activities that give neighbors reasons to get
together and bond. There were community-area meetings checking up on how parks
are serving users and communities.
PETITION
REGARDING CANADIAN NATIONAL EMBANKEMENT TRASH from Midway PAC. MOST OF THIS
HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED- HOORAY.
New
opportunities for PACs are coming forward with the Chicago Parks Foundation
as well as Friends of the Parks. chicagoparksfoundation.org,
fotp.org - Nichole: MachucaN@fotp.org.
Windy
City Hoops brings yearround basketball to boys and girls aged 13-18 in var.
parks (incl. Jackson)- Fridays 7-10 and Saturdays 5-10. Forms are at parks or
aldermanic offices.312 742-7529 or 312 774-2001.
Park
Points and the Night Out in the Park App-- My
Chi Parks.
Are you
a loyal patron of Chicago’s parks? Then Park Points was made for you!
The Chicago Park District is excited to announce the launch of Park Points,
a new and innovative program designed to enhance further exploration and engagement
for park patrons by rewarding some of your everyday interactions with the Park
District. The first of its kind in the country, Park Points is available through
your mobile device, desktop, and any other devices with Internet access.
Park Points provides you many ways to earn points simply
by being a Chicago Park District patron. Earning opportunities could include
visiting a specific beach or park, sharing photos via social media, participating
in certain classes, attending specific events, and more. As exciting activities
are happening in our parks and facilities we will let you know exactly how to
earn more points. In fact, by signing up today and linking some of your social
media accounts, you’ll instantly be rewarded with points!
The best part of it all is that you get to take the
points you’ve earned and bid on exclusive experiences such as turning
on Buckingham Fountain, private training from a boxing expert or taking a boat
cruise to enjoy the lakefront fireworks! And that’s just the beginning,
throughout the year we’ll be adding exciting experiences for you to bid
on.
Park Points is our way of saying thanks for being our
biggest supporters and reward you for your continued loyalty.
If you
have not checked out Park Points yet, visit www.chiparkpoints.com
to register and start earning points now!
SIGN UP AT
Park Points: https://chiparkpoints.com/
Engage.Earn.Redeem.
Night
Out In The Parks is back All Year Round, and with it comes an exciting
new way to get all the schedule information – a mobile app! The “My
Chi Parks ™ app is available now as a free download in both the
Apple store and Google Play store!
Act NOW
and get rewarded with Park Points. Download the My Chi Parks ™ app, sign
into or sign up for Park Points and earn 1,000 points! Sign up for Park Points:
https://chiparkpoints.com/
There
are 1000 events happening in Chicago’s parks this summer. Check out what
is coming to a park near you: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/
January
8, 2015. After lengthy board discussion, the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference
affirmed its support for having the Obama Library on the South Side of Chicago;
it did not offer an opinion on the siting or conditions in the U of C bid
How
did your park fare in the remap going into effect in 2015? Nichols, Elm stayed
in the 4th, Spruce and Butternut and Harold Washington moved to the 5th, Stout
and Coleman and Cornell and Coleman stayed in the 5th.
We
look with interest at lakefront enhancements, particularly to planned nature
and birding habitat expansion along the lakefront from south of McCormick place
to 47th St. - especially west of the Drive, which will add to the additions
made east of the drive and the natural areas in Jackson Park and at South Shore
Cultural Center and in the Calumet region. Thousands of bird friendly plants
and trees and ground cover are involved.
We
are thrilled to announce that Friends of the Parks has named ELM PARK
ADVISORY COUNCIL Advisory Council of the Year. The honor was conferred at FOTP's
Annual Recognition Luncheon, February 2 2012 at Chicago Cultural Center.
Erma Tranter,
Pres. of FOTP, said the council was selected for insuring that Elm Park is not
taken for a parking lot. "through special events and volunteer plantings,
Elm Park became the heart center of a Hyde Park neighborhood." These sentiments
were also given by Ald. Will Burns, who cites the PAC as an example of citizenship
in action.
res. of FOTP,
said the council was selected for insuring that Elm Park is not taken for a
parking lot. "through special events and volunteer plantings, Elm Park
became the heart center of a Hyde Park neighborhood." These sentiments
were also given by Ald. Will Burns, who cites the PAC as an example of citizenship
in action.
Chicago
Sculpture International will be bringing world class sculpture to our Lakefront
parks 2012-13. For information on this really bid show, visit. http://chicagosculpture.wordpress.com.
New
CPD registration system and website is up and running:
Nov
1st,
Tuesday, 9 am- online registration for Winter Camp and programs for parks
east of California Ave. starts- to do this online you must have registered.
Look first at the checklist in the site and your park's programs (or in any
park the programs you are interested in) and conditions. Note that if programs
are filled or cancelled, registrants are referred to similar programs at other
parks.
In person registration in parks usually opens the Saturday after online registration.
*Save
the date** Fall Day Camp registration is just around the corner! Online summer
program registration begins Mon., August 3 for parks WEST of California Ave.
and Tues., August 4 for parks EAST of California Ave at 9 a.m. In person registration
begins on Sat., August 8 at most parks. Some parks begin Mon., August 10.
View The checklist and program or parks offerings and create a wish list beginning
Get a chance to win Exclusive Early Access to Registration through Park Points™.
Not a member? Sign up NOW and start earning toward this great reward!
Substantial
changes have been made to the system by ActiveNet, the Park District’s
web vendor (more on these changes below). While we believe these changes will
make a big impact on the performance of the system, the Park District is taking
the extra step of dividing registration into two different zones, to help
ensure a successful fall registration.
It is
important that all patrons update their account information prior to fall
registration.
Update your account information now. Once logged into the system, click on
the "Answer/Edit Account Questions" link. Look for these questions
under the "Account Creation Questions" section for each account
holder. Remember to update this information for all individuals on your account.
Questions?
at the website or play@chicagoparkdistrict.com.
The Chicago
Park District has launched a new website and mobile site in January 2012.
The website will feature a fresh new design along with other enhancements
including improved navigation and park search, interactive maps, and a new
program registration system that allows patrons to view their registrations
(both past and present) via their account. Starting January 3, patrons can
register for a fitness center or lap swim membership through the new registration
system, and create an online account. Patrons must set up an account before
registering for programs or memberships. More information will be available
on our website and in the December email newsletter.
YOU MUST
REGISTER BY CREATING AN ACCOUNT ONLINE- SUGGEST YOU DO THAT AND BROWSE/COPY
PROGS AND PARKS INTERESTED IN BEFORE REG. OPENS APRIL 9.
Summer online registration begins Monday, April 9 at 9 am.
With
the high amount of traffic anticipated on the first day of online registration,
you may experience very high wait times after first selecting a program to
be added to your cart.
If the following wait screen appears when you register, please do just that
– WAIT.
If you leave the page, refresh or hit any other key, you will lose your place
in line.
Remain on this page until you are automatically moved along to the next screen.
HelHELP
TO GO TO DAY CAMP ETC.:p to go to park camp and related CPD programs
Summer
is around the corner, and the best way to keep the children of our communities
safe,
is to keep them occupied. The Chicago Park District has many free-to-low cost
programs for
youth and teens alike this summer. Thanks to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Summer
Safety Surplus
grant, we are able to offer financial assistance to thousands of children
for day camp.
Applicants
must provide proof of participation in the Illinois Free and Reduced Lunch
Program.
Applicants
who do not participate in the school lunch program can prove eligibility by
providing
income verification (i.e., 2012 recent pay stubs for last 30 days, AFDC /
TANF case #, a copy
of a recent IRS 1040 form). All information submitted is confidential.
To apply
for financial assistance, bring copies of the required documents to the desired
park
through June 11 during normal park hours.
If you
know of any families that may be able to take advantage of this opportunity,
please feel free
to share this information.
Chicago Park District Day Camps run June 25th through August 3rd.
Contact
your local park for details.
Sharing
is caring, Nicole Berry ;)
Marketing Communications Professional
http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolesberry
PARK
DISTRICT ON TV : Chicago @ Play TV
Keep up with the Park District on TV! Chicago @ Play is a monthly program dedicated
to what's going on in city parks. Watch episodes on our YouTube channel or tune
in to Chicago Municipal TV, channel 49 (depending on your cable provider), twice
daily at 6:30 and 10:30 p.m.
In this month's show learn about:
- "Take the Field", an initiative bringing 10 new artificial turf
athletic fields to Chicago parks
- Ice Skating
- Volunteers
- Special Recreation Cooking Class
Park
Permits
Councils
were told that if THEY are doing the event and don't have inflatables, liquor
etc. fees are waived and (NEW-- NO INSURANCE NEEDED). But the people at Park
Hq and the park supervisor still have to be consulted.
"When is a Special
Event Permit needed?
You must
apply for a Special Event Permit when your event has one or more of the following
elements:
(1) 50 or more attendees/participants;
(2) alcohol;
(3) amplified sound;
(4) tents 10'x10' or
larger;
(5) RESERVATION OF A
SPECIFIC LOCATION;
(6) photography,
video or other media recording;
(8) inflatables.
If you are unsure whether
or not a Special Event Permit is required, please contact the Department of
Park Services at (312) 742-5369.
How do I apply for a
Special Event Permit?
The Special Event Permit
Application can be obtained by
(1) downloading
the form from our website at www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
and clicking on "Permits"; or
(2) visiting
one of our region offices or administrative office.
You can also contact
the Department of Park Services at (312) 742-5369 or (312 747-2001 (TTY).
Meetings
Upcoming
meetings/opportunities
and news:
Next
PAC Networking- tba, coming. But Polar Picnic at Chi Cultural Ctr. Feb 5,
Thursday, noon $ moorem@fotp.org.
Important Notice:
The Park Advisory Council Networking Meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday,
September 25, 2012 due to the North Region Budget Hearing.
Please join us for the PAC Networking Meeting
"How to Leverage Government Funds"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
5:30pm-7:30pm
Friends of the Parks
17 N. State Street, Suite 1450
Chicago
Park District on line registration -- go to the website to set up your account.
How
did your park fare in the ward remap? Parks in HPK stayed pretty much as
they were (Elm, Nichols, Spruce staying in the 4th but Harold Washington,
Butternut going into the 5th.
What
are urban parks most useful for? Findings in an article in Urban Portal
online- urban.uchicago.edu. "...parks and sidewalks not only
provide opportunities for exercise but also raise the self-efficacy, defined
as the confidence to exercise, of elementary school children. Being surrounded
by parks, the authors argue, increases children's satisfaction with their
neighborhood, which, in turn, makes them feel more comfortable with exercise."
But the positive effects depend on specific architectural features, such
as having water features. Walking paths are not significant except that
cul de sacs encourage more independent activity. Urban kids use their parks
more intensively-- as back yards-- than suburban and tend to be more satisfied
with equipment even when parks of the latter are better maintained. Maintaining
parks are of course expensive. There may be some disadvantage to walking
and using parks (especially exercising there) where there is high vehicle
emission- and these tend to be low-income areas. Not to be overlooked are
the social advantages: given their ability to encourage people to get together,
parks increase neighborhood ties and generate the social capital that helps
communities thrive. [ed comment- all the more important to keep them free
of crime et al including tensions and make them easily and safely accessed.]
THE
HPK PARKS GROUP GOALS AND ACTIONS
This
is a breakout group of the quarterly convening (by HPKCC) of neighborhood
community organizations and is connected with the HPKCC Parks Committee.
Parks
having active websites and messaging [Elm, Jackson, Kenwood, Washington
and its Conservancy do.]
Ask
the Herald to have a "box" with parks happenings and information
(agreed by Herald).
Collect
information on calendric specials such as Earth Day and publicize, including
via aldermanic blasts.
Reach
out to groups such as Chicago Cares that volunteer in parks to increase
commitment/involvement in HPK parks.
Encourage
public monitoring and reporting of problems in parks from appearance to
safety; publicize 311 and Park Security 312 474-2193.
Gaining
and managing dog parks continues to be a vexing question. There may be viable
options in Jackson and Harold Washington.
Volunteers
need to be recruited for the 4th on 53rd Parade and Picnic committees (Nichols
Park Advisory Council, 4th Ward Office.)
Friends
of the Parks invites you...
Patrons
should contact their local park for more information.
Summer
Job Opportunities with Chicago Park District.
Looking for a summer job? The Chicago Park District has a number of seasonal
positions available to work with our day campers, in landscape, at our
beaches and pools, and more! Visit http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
to access the Chicago Park District's new online application program,
to view open positions and to apply online now.
Summer
Movies in the Parks- series at Jackson 63rd Beachhouse, Midway, South Shore
Cultural Center... and individual showings such as at Bixler and Nichols.
Workdays
and more in Washington Park- see Washington
Park page.
Jackson
Park volunteer workdays. And more locations see Jackson Park's newer website,
http://www.jacksonparkadvisorycouncil.org.
For
now the regular schedule will be 2nd Saturday mornings for Bobolink Meadow
and 4th Saturday 10 am-2 pm (changed) for Wooded Island. These are being
reconsidered.
Wooded
Island 4th Saturdays, , 2-5 pm (changed). Jackson Park volunteer
workday on WOODED ISLAND. Meets at Darrow Bridge south of MSI Columbia Basin.
Volunteers are EXPECTED TO TELL THE SITE STEWARD THEY ARE COMING (You can
then also get full information about the work, gloves, what to bring etc.)
Site steward Jerome Levy weekdays 12-5 at 312 832-1616 or evenings and weekends
773 955-6384 or sjlevy@jeromelevylaw.com.
Parking is available east of Darrow Bridge (reach from Lake Shore Drive
at 5800 and veer left).
Bobolink
Meadow 2nd Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm. BOBOLINK MEADOW Workday. A great day is
planned preparing sections for new woodland seedings. Volunteers
are EXPECTED TO TELL THE SITE STEWARD THEY ARE COMING (You can then also
get full information about the work, gloves, what to bring etc.)
Meet at the south meadow
near the Driving Range road (north of Hayes Drive. There are parking lots).
Work is based on a walk through with CPD. Contact parrybell@comcast.net.
Visit Bobolink
Meadow Volunteer Website.
LaRabida-Promontory
Point and harbors. Louise, 773 844-2225.
63rd
and north- to be determined.
Contact
Norm Bell about opportunities in the corridor from 63rd Beach peninsula
to 57th beach.
Watch
where and how you park your bike. People who lock their bikes to saplings
or trees are killing those trees. The cambium, or living tissue layer of a
tree, lies just beneath the bark. If the bark is bruised or damaged by contact
with bike frame, or U lock, or chain this leaves an opening into which a very
prevalent fungal disease can enter. This can kill the tree and all to often
does.
Chicago
Park District Board Committee meetings
are held 2nd Wednesdays but can move once a quarter. Sign up to speak
online by late afternoon day before, or in person up to an hour before the
meeting.
Next,
Wednesday, 3:30 pm, 451 N. Fairbanks. DEC. 10 FOR BUDGET FINAL VOTE.
Committee
meetings are held in the afternoon, short meetings at 451
North Fairbanks, 8th Floor:
The
full Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners will meet
the same day at 3:30 pm. (Four times a year the Board meets at a park fieldhouse.)
For
information incl. access and parking, or to... contact Secretary at officeofsecretary@chicagoparkdistrict.com
or go to the district website and look under departments for Board of Commissioners,
or to receive the agenda via fax call the general number 312 742-PLAY option
9. Re: disabilities access call Compliance Officer, 312 742-4686 or TTY 312
474-2001 at least 48 hours ahead. Look here for agenda items of general and
area interest. The People in the Parks section is intended
to let you voice your concerns. To speak go to the website, Notice of Meeting
on the homepage, and from there to sign up (through the day
before). Or go that that day and sign up 2:30 to 3:30 pm.
To view the Board committee agenda, please visit:
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/docs/b15c6c7b-b0a9-487f-97d4-37dee6fac58b_document.pdf
To view the Board agenda,
please visit:
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/docs/a797fee9-9430-447b-a6d9-ae0bbf0ea030_document.pdf
The Public Participation
portion of the Board's regularly scheduled committee meetings will commence
at 10:30 a.m. and at 4:00 p.m. for the Board's regularly scheduled Board
meetings. Any individual interested in making a presentation must register
with the Office of the Secretary in person between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
on the day of the Board Committee Meeting; and between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
on the day of the Board meeting.
For additional details
on Public Participation rules, please visit:
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/docs/4de06e0f-9a4f-4c9f-8637-0cb607575350_document.pdf
Please contact Jill Heise at 312.857.2757 xt. 17 or heisej@fotp.org with
questions or comments.
The Public Participation
portion (People in the Parks) of the Board's regularly scheduled committee
meetings will commence at 10:30 a.m. and at 4:00 p.m. for the Board's regularly
scheduled Board meetings. Any individual interested in making a presentation
must register with the Office of the Secretary in person between 9:00 a.m.
and 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Board Committee Meeting; and between 2:00
p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the day of the Board meeting. BETTER IS TO GO THE WEBSITE
ANYTIME FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 5 PM AND REGISTER ON LINE TO SPEAK.
The resolutions can
also be found by going to: http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/docs/948e1358-218c-4df8-9d34-7bac0c4faa06_document.pdf
·
As a reminder, the Public Participation portion of the Board's regularly
scheduled committee meetings will commence at 10:30 a.m. and at 4:00 p.m.
for the Board's regularly scheduled Board meetings. Any individual interested
in making a presentation must register with the Office of the Secretary
in person between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Board Committee
Meeting; and between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the day of the Board meeting.
·
Registration must be made in person by the individual who will make the
presentation.
·
Representatives may not sign up another speaker via proxy.
·
Speakers will be limited to speak on one (1) agenda item during one Committee
meeting, and cannot speak to any other item from other Committee meetings
scheduled for the same date.
·
Groups must select a maximum of two (2) representatives from those who have
signed up to speak on their behalf. The Board Secretary will schedule group
speakers according to topic.
For
additional information on the Chicago Park District's rules on public participation,
please visit http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/docs/948e1358-218c-4df8-9d34-7bac0c4faa06_document.pdf
Please
consult www.fotp.org or join Friends of the Parks Facebook for updates on
events, volunteer opportunities, Park Advisory Council events and more!
If you are interested in Jill attending your PAC meeting, please contact
her at 312.857.2757 xt. 17 or heisej@fotp.org
or visit our
Parks Mtgs Schedule page.
the regional budget hearings are scheduled as follows:
http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/departments.budget
City
Council Committee on Parks and Recreation. Ald. Mary Ann Smith, Chairman
Generally
meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 11 am. However, it now seems to bounce
around.
City Hall room 201A.
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See report on a December
14, 2006 and January 11 meetings led by Nichols Park with park district officers
on communications and work order procedure-- in Nichols
home page.
Upcoming area park advisory council
meetings (not all)
