UPDATE: The Village Board voted and approved the Parks & Rec Master Plan on Tuesday (5 to 1). I voted opposing the plan since I have the following concerns: data discrepancies (4 of the 5 peer agencies used to compare do not have any park districts in their town & other analysis appear to have similar issues); priorities (building a community center is first before ADA transition plan, public safety, & other concerns); aggressive schedule (to build a community center); and wording of some items (ex. "negotiate and enter into a formal agreement with the Algonquin Area Public Library District to plan, design, fund, construct and operate the joint VOA/AAPLD Community Center") Not exploring other options.
Note: 44.7% of Algonquin residents already pay into a park district taxing body - some almost $900/year.
An approved Parks & Rec plan is required to submit for grant funding. Why wouldn't you want a plan that is accurate to start with and uses valid data?
Please take a moment to review this plan- it’s your tax dollars.
https://www.algonquin.org/.../documents/1618585347_91118.pdf
