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Godfrey will continue Glazebrook Park project
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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GODFREY After their last board meeting, village trustees agreed to advance the Glazebrook Park Expansion project and Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Grant.
Before discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Mike McCormick expressed concern board members were “a little rough” at the last meeting with Village Parks and Recreation Director Todd Strubhart and Village Engineer Richard Beran.
“All that they have done is what this board has directed them to do,” McCormick said. “They were just doing their jobs.”
In 2019, Godfrey applied for a grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the first phase of the Glazebrook Park expansion. The application was successful and Godfrey will be awarded $400,000 for the project. Half of the money has been received and is being held until the completion of the project when a reimburse
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By Doug Jenkins, Mark Ellebracht - WBGZ Radio
The Village of Godfrey is making plans to one day complete Glazebrook Park along Stamper Lane. The board considered an additional $205,000 for additional engineering services through Heartlands Conservancy at this week’s meeting. That measure did not pass.
Godfrey Park & Rec Director Todd Strubhart tells The Big Z what happens now.
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Part of the plan to develop the middle of the park was to weigh the responses of a recent survey. Of the almost 630 responses, those who answered would like to see things like soccer and football fields, walking and jogging trails, a community center, a pool, dog park, and small amphitheater.
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