LINCOLN SQUARE — Crews will resume work on including new drainage and different upgrades to a few of Winnemac Park’s sports activities fields this summer time.
Building on the park’s ball fields started final yr and was delayed whereas the Chicago Park District finalized plans with the undertaking’s contractor, park officers beforehand mentioned.
“The Park District is coordinating electrical service to the brand new area lights forward of ultimate grading on the building website,” mentioned Irene Tostado, a Park District spokesperson.
A brand new synthetic turf infield, benches, backstops, batting cage, scoreboard, bleachers and sidewalks have already been put in. Extra landscaping will probably be in place in preparation for the fields reopening to the general public as quickly as late summer time, Tostado mentioned.
The park’s baseball fields the place Amundsen Excessive Faculty groups play and follow develop into muddy and unplayable after it rains, which has been an issue for at the least 10 years, baseball coaches have mentioned. Gamers and coaches should prep the fields to securely follow within the mud.
To treatment that, officers plan to renovate Winnemac Park by putting in a man-made turf infield with grading and stormwater enhancements to empty the baseball outfield and soccer area. The enhancements used about $2 million from the now-expired Western Avenue (North) Tax Increment Financing district, Ald. Andre Vasquez (fortieth) beforehand mentioned.
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