City staff told the Parks Advisory Committee on May 21 that Wood Dale Park was selected as the preferred site for a new municipal water well (Well 9) after a hydrogeological study and city council acceptance of the site‑selection recommendations.

A mailer from the Public Works engineering division described the well house as roughly 35 feet by 30 feet with an emergency backup generator in sound‑attenuating housing and said the structure will be designed to be similar in appearance to surrounding homes. The city will select an engineering consultant to design the well and said survey and exploratory work will occur in the field before construction; residents near Wood Dale Park will be notified well in advance of a construction schedule, Jonah Jacobson said.

Jacobson described the intended location as the grassy center of the existing park and said construction access will use an existing paved vehicle gate. He added that the site will be fenced and secured because the well requires a level of security.

Committee members asked about outreach radius and site access. Jacobson said the engineering division distributed a resident mailer to nearby houses and that staff can confirm the exact notification radius and add a visible sign on site that reads "Future site of Well 9 — contact for more information." He also offered to invite Scott Liddell, the city’s lead engineer on the project, to a future committee meeting if members want detailed design or construction information.

No council vote was held at the meeting; Jacobson said the council previously accepted the site selection and the project is moving into design and public engagement.