Hoffman Park is a large community park that is made up of land owned by the Butterfield Park District, School District 44 & a ComED easement. The park currently contains a playground, tennis court, pond, multi-use athletic fields & parking. Most of these elements are past their life cycle and are not ADA accessible.
The OSLAD Grant application for Hoffman Park seeks to re-design the park with some similar elements that currently reside in the park and add in some new items that will be unique to Hoffman Park as well as the Butterfield Park District.
Design Perspectives, Inc. of Naperville, is currently working on conceptual designs for the park and will present these designs at the first series of public meetings on Thursday, May 6th and Saturday, May 8th. Resident input is highly desired and we look forward to hearing your ideas.
The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Program is a state-financed grant program that provides funding assistance to local government agencies for acquisition and/or development of land for public parks and open space.
Projects vary from small neighborhood parks or 'tot lots' to large community and county parks and nature areas. The state program is financed by a percentage of the State's Real Estate Transfer Tax. The Federal program is financed nationally by revenue from OSOD leases.
Grant Eligible Items:
- Picnic & Playground Facilities
- Outdoor Nature Interpretive Facilities
- Sports Courts & Play Fields
- Swimming Pools, Beaches & Bathhouses
- Campgrounds & Fishing Piers
- Winter Sports Facilities
- Park Roads & Paths, Parking, Utilities & Restrooms
- Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Services necessary for proper design & construction of approved project components
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