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Park News
The Park District recently settled long standing litigation with the Village of Bensenville over attorney fees in connection with the de-annexation of White Pines Golf Course from its’ jurisdictional authority. The agreement calls for a cooperative effort by both agencies to work together to help solve stormwater detention and flooding problems within the Village.
The contentious litigation issues date back to 2003 when the Park District opposed restrictive liquor licensing at White Pines Golf Course and the imposition of an Amusement Tax on golfers. “At the time the Park District viewed the restrictions as an overtly aggressive act by Village administration to exert control over a separate unit of local government and impose a tax on golfers that was not authorized by State Statutes”, says John Wassinger, current Park Board Vice President. “With the new Village administration we were able to open lines of communication to resolve those long standing differences and work collectively for our community”, added Wassinger.
The Park District and the Village are exploring the creation of a stormwater detention site at Veterans Park on Church Road and Main Street. Engineering studies indicate a detention area of about one half acre in size, four feet deep will provide significant relief from flooding in heavy rains.
Special Events, Trips and Nature & Heritage
Tiny Tot School, Tot Programs, All Youth Programs and Teens
Sting Swim Team, Water Park, Fitness Center, Group Fitness, Adult Programs, and Senior Programs
The Bensenville Park District Tiny Tot Preschool has started a fundraising project at the Deer Grove Liesure Center. To help raise funds for thier Butterfly Garden they have joined the Abitibi Paper Retriever program where they will receive money for recycling paper. To help the preschool with this project please bring your paper to the green and yellow dumpster or "Paper Retriever" located in the DGLC parking lot.
A controlled burn has been planned for late March at Breiter Palm Park.
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