Fox Lake committee backs Lee Recreation playground plan with restored play panels, swing consideration and teal finish

The City of Fox Lake Clausen Park Ad Hoc Committee voted unanimously April 2, 2025, to recommend the Lee Recreation playground proposal to the City Council, with members asking that play panels be added back into the design, that staff investigate adding a swing, and that the teal color option be selected.

Committee Chair Sarah Theander opened the meeting at 5:30 p.m.; committee members present included Marcy Benz, Lynn Sullivan, Brian Igl, Kayal Igl, Becky Bussian and Dennis Linke. City Administrator Attorney Kelly Crombie certified the meeting was properly noticed.

After discussing the revised submission from Lee Recreation, Marcy Benz moved to recommend the proposal to the City Council with the stated design adjustments; Dennis Linke seconded and the motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. The committee’s recommendation directs staff to advance the revised design and present the item to the full City Council for final approval.

Members also discussed donor reconciliations connected to the Clausen Park project and agreed to continue those discussions as the project progresses; the transcript records that the matter remained under review and no final reconciliation action was taken at the meeting. City Administrator Crombie provided a brief update on project status and next steps; specific details of that update were not specified in the meeting record.

With no further business, the committee adjourned at 6:10 p.m. The recommended Lee Recreation proposal will move next to the City Council for consideration and any final funding or contract decisions.