Monday, November 12, 2012
The Park Ridge Park District wants to spend $7.1 million to replace Centennial Pool; meanwhile, it's considering asking voters for a similar amount in a referendum. Residents at an info meeting gave the pool blueprint good reviews, mostly.
Plans to replace Centennial Pool at Touhy and Western in Park Ridge with a new aquatic complex got generally good reviews from most people who came to see them at a Nov. 8 informational meeting, although several regular lap and competitive swimmers pleaded for a bigger lap pool. The plan is to replace two existing six-lane pools, both 58 years old and well past their expected lifespan, with two new pools: a leisure pool that would have a zero-depth edge, water play structures and slides, as well as three swimming lanes that could be used for laps during off hours and recreation when the pool is crowded; and a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool that also would have a drop-slide and diving board. The existing wading pool for small children would …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
New Niles North facility will be a vast improvement, but no “Taj Mahal,” supporters say. No one at the meeting spoke against the proposal.
The Niles Township High School District 219 school board voted 6-0 Feb. 27 to award contracts for a new aquatics center at Niles North High School in Skokie whose total cost is estimated at $14.9 million. The decision drew a standing ovation from an audience made up largely of the parents of swimmers and former swimmers at the school. That cost includes not only the contracts awarded at the meeting, but also budgeted contingencies and architectural and design fees. Earlier: Pool bids exceed estimates Before the vote, school board President Robert Silverman made the case for the aquatic center. “The school at Niles North is approaching 50 years old, and it is the original pool,’ Silverman said. “I was about to say it’s lasted all this time…
Monday, February 20, 2012
District 219 asks for new bids to contain costs at Niles North aquatic center.
Plans for a new aquatic center at Niles North High School will go out for a second set of bids after the first price quotes came in at almost $15 million, about $1.85 more than the district expected. The Niles Township High School District 219 school board agreed to ask for new bids for general trade work, electrical components and work and mechanical components and work after bids in those three areas exceeded original estimates. Earlier: Former principal hired as consultant Christine Olseon of Legat Architects, which designed the 52,000-square-foot project, said she hopes the rebidding, with clarification on what the district is asking for in the revised bid documents, will result in lower bid figures. The district changed the bid …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Project to break ground in April; school hopes to host swimming, diving and water polo events.
Niles North High School plans to break ground on April 1 on its new aquatics center, the largest capital expenditure in its five-year plan. “This has been a long time coming,” said Athletic Director Karl Costello. “This is the most eagerly expected facility update at Niles North High School. For 20 years, it’s [the existing pool] been a sub-standard facility. We have a top-notch aquatics program and now we’re finally going to have a facility to match that quality.” The Niles North Aquatic Center will become home to both the girls and boys swimming and diving teams, the Swift Aquatics competitive swim program and the Skokie Park District’s Swim America learn-to-swim program. The school is also looking to build a water polo program, …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Project to break ground in April; school hopes to host swimming, diving and water polo events
Niles North High School plans to break ground on April 1 for its new aquatics center, the largest capital expenditure in its five-year plan. “This has been a long time coming,” said Athletic Director Karl Costello. “This is the most eagerly expected facility update at Niles North High School. For 20 years, it’s [the existing pool] been a sub-standard facility. We have a top-notch aquatics program and now we’re finally going to have a facility to match that quality.” The Niles North Aquatic Center will become home to both the girls and boys swimming and diving teams, the Swift Aquatics competitive swim program, and the Skokie Park District’s Swim America learn-to-swim program. The school is also looking to build a water polo program, …
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5:29 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
What developer "in their right mind" and with the best interest of Park Ridge would ever propose a 40 home plan for the Youth Campus?? Certainly one whose ulterior motive is not the benefit of Park Ridges residents. Keep it a park and green space. more ›