Naperville Park District

Cress Creek Park 2008 Basketball Court Renovation
The scope of work for this project consists of the following:

. Demolition of the existing basketball court
. Installation of a new basketball court
. Concrete sidewalk to the new basketball court
. Player seating area

The construction of the new basketball court and sidewalk is complete, with landscape restoration to be completed within the next few weeks. The basketball court is open for play.

Gartner Park Playground Renovation
The Playground Renovation Project consists of the following:

. Demolition of the existing playground equipment, sidewalk, and sandbox.
. Installation of two new playground equipment for 2-5 and 5-12 year olds.
. Installation of a new sandbox with sandtable and digger.
. Installation of new site furnishing (benches, litter receptacle, and picnic tables)
. Installation of new sidewalk and concrete plaza
. New landscaping
. Site Restoration

The project is nearly completed with watering the new sod areas and landscaping to continue for the next few weeks. Please stay off the area to allow for proper establishment of growth. The new playground equipment is open for play. The Naperville Park District appreciates your patience and understanding.

Winding Creek Park Playground Improvement Project
The Playground Improvement Project consists of the following:

. Demolition of the existing playground equipment, sidewalk, and sandbox.
. Installation of new playground equipment for 2-5 and 5-12 year olds.
. Installation of new site furnishing (benches, litter receptacle, and bicycle rack)
. Installation of new sidewalk and concrete plaza
. New landscaping
. Site Restoration

The project is starting the week of July 21 with construction fencing, erosion control, and construction signage installation. The next phase of work will be demolition of the existing playground equipment, sidewalk, and sandbox. The Naperville Park District appreciates your patience and understanding throughout the duration of this project. The project is scheduled for completion in November.

For further project information please contact the Naperville Park District Planning Office at (630) 848-5014.

Key Capital Projects

Columbia Commons Park Ballfield Renovation and Sidewalk Installation
The Ballfield Renovation Project consists of the following:

. Demolition of the existing backstops, line fencing and concrete pads
. Installation of new sidewalk, concrete collar and pads
. Installation of new backstops and line fencing
. Site Restoration

The project renovation will begin on Friday, August 1, 2008 with the demolition of the existing fencing. The next phase of work will be the installation of the new sidewalk and concrete work followed by the installation of new fencing. The Naperville Park District appreciates your patience and understanding. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of August.

Frontier Sports Complex South Maintenance Facility - LEED Certification received LEED® Silver Certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED-NC 2.1 rating system. Staff, consultants, and contractors worked with the assistance of a generous grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to achieve this certification. The Park District is leading the way toward its goal of environmental stewardship with what is now the first LEED building in Naperville.

What is LEED?
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings' performance. LEED also promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.

LEED has various levels of certification. These include Certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Though the District hoped for the Certified level, the project team was able, through research and innovation, to achieve a higher level of certification: Silver.

The South Maintenance Facility is an example to the community of our continuing commitment to environmental stewardship. For more information about the green innovations, download this pamphlet or visit the facility.

Pioneer Park Habitat Restoration
During 2007, the Park District began restoring the prairie, woodland, and wetland habitats with assistance from a Conservation 2000 grant from the Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources. Learn more about this project.

Playgrounds
A total of two playgrounds are scheduled to be renovated in 2008 as "A" Capital projects. The renovation work includes playgrounds at Gartner Park and Winding Creek Park. In addition to the playground renovations, a new playground is proposed to be installed at Frontier Park as part of the 2008 OSLAD Grant project.