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Residents urge seating, trails and memorials as commissioners gather park suggestions; contamination at former garden site noted
Summary
Public commenter Cheryl Tucker and commissioners urged low‑cost, high‑impact improvements across several Villa Park parks — from seating near Villa Perk and native plantings on the Prairie Path to trail connections at Rotary Park — and reported that garden plots were relocated to Westmore after documentation of buried contaminants; the commission will consolidate written recommendations for trustees.
At its April 6 meeting the Villa Park Parks Commission heard an extended public comment from resident Cheryl Tucker and a series of commissioner proposals for quick‑win park improvements across the village.
Cheryl Tucker, who identified herself at the start of public comment, urged the commission to revive the 2015 park master plan and pointed to site‑specific constraints and opportunities. She said that garden plots were moved to Westmore Park after discovery of buried contaminants at a former garden site near Summit and Maple: commissioners and Cheryl agreed the finding is documented and known to staff. "When they started digging up the ground they found it…
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