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Construction Project Updates
Last Edited: July 12, 2010 - Seal CoatingSeal Coating
7/12/10 Update - Sealcoating at Twin Creeks Park will begin today. The new parking lot and the paths on the west side of the park will be done.
On Friday, July 16, the main parking lot and paths will be closed for sealcoating.
6/21/10 Update - The Metra station parking lot will be closed off for seal coating Tuesday, June 22 for at least 1 day.
The parking lot at Twin Creeks Park will be closed of for seal coating on Friday, June 25.
The parking lot at Emmerich Park will be closed of for seal coating sometime this week.
Willow Stream Pool Renovations
5/28/10 Update - Due to the utility work being done at Willow Stream Pool, the tennis court lights will not be operational until the pool project is completed.
5/24/10 Update - Although we are hopeful to have the permits soon, the project is still being delayed because the state has not issued us the permits required. Because of this, we do not anticipate the pool opening on time this summer. Click here for more details.
12/14/09 Update - Construction on the bath house is underway and it has been completely gutted inside; however, we are still waiting on permits from the state for the actual pool.
10/6/09 Update - We are still waiting for permits from the State of Illinois. As soon as we obtain the permits, we will begin construction.
3/9/09 Update - Renovations that include the bathouse interior, new pool shell, ADA ramp, water slide, new filter system, decking and guard office will go to bid in May. Construction will commence in late August. The project is to be completed for opening in June 2010.
1/13/09 Update - The Park District has spent many months studying various options, obtaining additional soil samples and applying construction costs to the various options. After studying all the options, including several involving substantial expansion of the pool, the Park District Board of Commissioners has determined that the District cannot afford a major pool upgrade. Therefore, it has approved substantial renovation of the pool bathhouse and filtration system. Also, the pool liner will be replaced and the decks will be repaired. The Board is still hopeful that a slide will be added to the facility. We are hopeful that there is still enough time for us to start and finish bathhouse repairs before the summer. If not, all renovations will begin at the end of the summer pool season.
11/21/08 Update - The Park Board has received the soil analysis from the engineers. They found that the soils were not conducive for construction and that there would be significant costs to remove those soils and to dewater the site for construction. After much discussion, the Park Board decided to hold a public meeting on the renovation of the Willow Stream Pool to explain the options to our residents and to gather their input.
The informational meeting on Willow Stream Pool that the Park District hosted on Monday December 8, 2008 reviewed the reasons why renovation of the pool is necessary, construction conditions at the location, the design options we have discussed and estimated costs.
8/14/08 Update - As many of our residents are aware, the Park District has presented a preliminary plan of facility improvements for Willow Stream Pool. These included increasing the pool size from a six lane pool to an eight lane pool, adding a zero-depth area for easy access to the pool, adding a water slide, improving the water filtration system, and renovating the bathhouse. The costs for these improvements were estimated to be 2.7 million dollars. This project would have increased our pool capacity from 267 swimmers to 500 swimmers.
However, our initial plan did not include keeping a deep area or a diving well. Some residents expressed concern about the removal of deep water from the project and asked the Park District to reconsider. With this question came a more lengthy study of the various options available in order to add deep water to the pool. After careful consideration, the best option was to build a separate diving well. This would preserve the needed pool capacity. Unfortunately, two issues surfaced: cost and soil conditions.
More soil samples were needed to determine if the conditions would support construction of a deep well. It was found that the soil was sandy, and that we were hitting water at five feet. This creates a very costly construction challenge.
Most would ask that if we were able to build a deep pool in 1972, why wouldn’t we be able to build it easily now? In reviewing the situation, we can only assume that the cost of labor and materials was so low compared to today, that the builder/Park District could absorb the cost. We are not in that position now. For example, the Elmhurst Park District undertook a similar project a few years ago at York Commons Pool. The Executive Director informed us that it cost their agency $500,000 to “dry out” and stabilize the construction site by installing steel sheeting deep into the ground. Our costs could be less, or could be more.
If you combine this unknown cost for stabilizing the construction site, with the cost of the deep well (estimated $400,000), our consultants advised us that total construction costs could approach $4,000,000. Because of this, the Park District decided it best to hold off on construction and to obtain more soil samples. Soil samples will be taken after the pool closes the week of August 25 in order to make sure that the equipment does not hit any vital electrical or plumbing lines.
Originally we had hoped to begin construction in late August 2008; however, we will not have the soil samples back until mid to late September. At that time we will again review our options and the costs. We expect construction to be postponed until the end of our 2009 regular season, sometime that fall. An update will be provided when we know more.