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Forest Preserve commissioner details MLK link, bridge, trail and facility projects
Summary
Rick Gieser, the Forest Preserve commissioner for District 6, told the Warrenville City Council that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Warrenville in 1967 and outlined a $2.2 million Cenacle Bridge project, a new maintenance facility and regional trail work, with funding sources and timelines.
Rick Gieser, the newly appointed forest preserve commissioner for District 6, told the Warrenville City Council on July 21 that he had "rediscovered" evidence showing Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Warrenville on June 23, 1967, and said the preserve plans to add informational signage at the Seneca property to honor that history.
Gieser described several infrastructure and preservation projects affecting Warrenville. He said the preserve was awarded a $1,060,000 grant through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program and is planning a $2,200,000 project to repair the Cenacle (Seneca) Bridge. "We're going to work on fixing that bridge…
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