If you have been wondering why various residents have spent nearly three years in a legal battle with the Park District of La Grange over efforts to sell a portion of Gordon Park to a developer, you may find some answers Wednesday night at a forum hosted by the La Grange Citizens Council. Tom Beyer,… Continue reading Attorney for residents opposing Gordon Park sale will present their case, answer questions at Weds forum
Category: Gordon Park
Park sale objectors respond to commissioner criticism
The Friends of La Grange Parks, a group of residents who filed formal objections to the Park District of La Grange's latest petition seeking court permission to sell a portion of Gordon Park, yesterday issued a written response to harsh comments recently and publicly directed at the group by Park Board President Tim Kelpsas and… Continue reading Park sale objectors respond to commissioner criticism
Ashby steams over park sale objectors: “They stink”
Bob Ashby, vice president of the Park District of La Grange board of commissioners, rarely has lashed out in public at the residents with whom the district has been embroiled in a nearly three-year legal battle over its efforts to sell a portion of Gordon Park to a developer Atlantic Realty Partners. Likely it was… Continue reading Ashby steams over park sale objectors: “They stink”
Gordon Park renovation plans proceed cautiously as park commissioners wrestle with funding concerns
Commissioners for the Park District of La Grange last Thursday authorized the solicitation of bids for the construction of the first phase of its long-promised renovation of Gordon Park. But commissioners tabled a vote to approve a $2.2 million construction budget for the first-phase work, relenting to concerns expressed by Bob Ashby, the park board's… Continue reading Gordon Park renovation plans proceed cautiously as park commissioners wrestle with funding concerns
Court hearing in Gordon Park sale effort postponed
A court hearing scheduled for this afternoon on the Park District of La Grange's latest petition effort to sell a portion of Gordon Park to developer Atlantic Realty partners was postponed until Aug. 27 at the request of Judge Susan Fox Gillis, who presides over the case. Gillis gave no specific reason for the postponement,… Continue reading Court hearing in Gordon Park sale effort postponed