Edison Park District opens renovated community park in Addison
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Officials and residents celebrated the grand opening of a renovated Edison Park District community park in Addison. Parks executive director Rob Bond described new courts, landscaping and a planned sled hill; he said the project began last April and exceeded the original $1.7 million budget.
Opening-night festivities at the Edison Park District in Addison drew families, volunteers and municipal partners to celebrate the official grand opening of the renovated community park.
Rob Bond, identified in the program as the parks executive director, described the project as a long-awaited improvement and credited local commissioners for prioritizing open space. "It was originally budgeted 1.7 million," Bond said, and he listed the new facilities that residents can use, saying, "We've got brand new basketball courts, we've got pickleball courts, uh futsal court, the sand volleyball courts have been redone." President Ruffalo, who performed the ceremonial ribbon cutting, encouraged attendees to "please get out, check out the vendors" and take advantage of the free activities.
The improvements include upgraded courts, expanded landscaping and shade structures meant to create more gathering opportunities. Bond said crews also repurposed some excavated materials to form a sled hill behind the park that organizers expect to open for future winters.
Organizers and partners staffed booths and free services across the site. The program combined a grand opening, a movie-in-the-park night and a back-to-school event to increase turnout and highlight local collaboration.
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