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DuPage Forest Preserve commissioner updates Carol Stream on land acquisitions, campus and trail projects
Summary
Forest Preserve Commissioner Rick Gieser told the board the county is negotiating several land purchases (including 44 acres near North Avenue and 110 acres near Route 59), broke ground on a Natural Resources and Grounds campus estimated at $35–$40 million, and plans trail and bridge projects to improve regional connectivity.
CAROL STREAM, Ill. — Rick Gieser, a DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioner, updated the Village Board on county open-space work, including ongoing negotiations to buy acreage near Route 59 and plans for a new Natural Resources and Grounds campus.
Gieser said the county is negotiating to purchase about 44 acres off North Avenue just west of Route 59…
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