2014 Year in Review Annual Report
Inside This Issue:
Your Tax Dollars at Work
• Letter from the Executive Director
Fountain View Recreation Center
• Financial Information • Awards and Honors • Recreation: Stats and Updates Additional Accomplishments • Local lakes were stocked with 9,400 fish.
• Simkus Recreation Center received a completely new roof. • Repairs and updates were made to various playgrounds, parking lots, and paths. • Coral Cove Water Park improvements included a new spray feature complete with dumping bucket and new tot slide. New umbrellas and an additional shade structure were added to the concession area, lounge chairs were replaced and cabanas are now available for rent. Maintenance improvements were made to the dive well and the slide tower was refinished.
2010 Referendum Vote Leads to Park Improvements: Fountain View Recreation Center had its one year anniversary. Some highlights of the facility include an indoor swimming pool, an indoor walking/running track, a gymnasium with two high-school sized basketball courts, fitness class studios, kids zone child care, premium locker rooms, three multiple purpose rooms and a catering kitchen.
McCaslin Park Update
Final phase of improvements to McCaslin Park multi-sport complex were completed in 2014. Additional amenities include: a playground, splash pad, accessible fishing station, a picnic shelter with a permanent grill, Bankshot basketball court, game table, bags courts, sand volleyball, two shade features in ball field hub area, and a redesigned cricket field.
Armstrong Park
The Park District, in cooperation with the Village and County, joined efforts and coordinated their individual construction projects. While the County project focused on reducing flooding to the area, the Park District improved baseball fields, lighting to the fields, and renovated the hub area. The playground and sled hills were relocated. Work is still underway to improve the in-line skating court, and replace the pathways surrounding the park. Plans are also under development for new flush washrooms. The Park is officially slated to reopen in Spring of 2016.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Carol Stream Park District is to enrich our community by fulfilling our residents needs for healthy, accessible, quality recreation activities, parks and facilities, and to be responsible stewards of our community resources.