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PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
Continue to Implement Deerpath Golf Course Improvements per Master Plan
• Complete planned Deerpath Golf Course improvements
Description
The Deerpath Golf Course is the only public course in the City and has maintained a strong user base in contrast to the sport’s general decline in other communities.
In 2012, the City of Lake Forest hired a golf course management company to improve operations of the course. In coordination with the Parks and Recreation
Department, it was determined that in order to maintain the course and continue to attract players, a series of maintenance and improvement projects were needed.
In total, $3.5 million has been raised through public and private funding to complete all of the needed improvements. New improvements include new golf carts, a
new cart barn, a halfway house, a training center, a short course, and a driving range expansion.
Implement South Park Improvements per 2017 Master Plan
• Identify the development phases
• Secure funding source for phase 1
Description
The Parks and Recreation Department completed a master plan for South Park in the spring of 2017 to improve active recreation amenities through the addition of
nature-based play, a splash pad, a basketball court, fitness stations, an outdoor plaza, and additional shelters and restrooms. The plan also calls for improvements to
the existing tennis and baseball facilities, expanded storage, adding an internal trail system, and improving park roads and parking. In the summer of 2018, the IDNR
reopened the state OSLAD grant programs for application with grant awards expected in early 2019. The Parks and Recreation Department applied for a grant during
the 2018 cycle to develop phase 1 of the South Park Master Plan. Phase 2 and other future phases of development will be improved as city resources and other
funding sources become available.
Conduct Feasibility Study to Provide Outdoor Aquatics with Indoor Aquatics Development
• Consider including outdoor components if an indoor aquatics facility is approved
Description
While it was suggested by relatively few participants during the Connect Phase and was not highly prioritized, the Parks and Recreation Department may wish to
determine the feasibility of providing outdoor aquatics. It is unknown if the City will have the resources to provide a separate outdoor aquatics facility or waterpark
but it may be able to provide some outdoor elements in conjunction with an indoor aquatics facility.
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CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN
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