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Board pauses bandstand redesign at Bob McDermott Lakeview Park amid donor, engineering and sound-study questions
Summary
The board heard an update on an expanded bandstand proposal at Bob McDermott Lakeview Park but paused the project after the donor declined to fund new engineering drawings; trustees and a resident raised concerns about sound, access, green space and the need for an architect.
Village Engineer Mustafa Emir told the board the bandstand concept evolved from a simple freestanding structure on a concrete slab to a larger pavilion expansion that would require new architectural drawings and more involved engineering.
President Duane Urbanski said the donor who had supported the earlier concept was not willing to pay for new engineering drawings for the expanded plan. Trustee Blaine Werner said he believed he could cover engineering costs personally and suggested there might be grants; Trustee Rachel Fuller said she did not know of grants that would cover that scope. Trustee Barbara Ruege raised sound and compatibility concerns and urged careful design.
Resident Mike San Felippo of 320 Maple Court said the timing was not critical "if it were not to be put in by spring," but urged the board to add a second access road to relieve beach-area traffic and noted a sound study estimate of about $50,000. Engineer Emir said he has paused work and would look to the board for further direction, and recommended that the donor hire a designer who is not the village engineer if the proposal moves forward.
No formal action was taken; the board discussed next steps including obtaining independent design work, pursuing grants if available, and further study of access and sound implications.
