New Playground To Be Built In Memory Of Officer Killed In Line Of Duty

ALGONQUIN, IL — The Algonquin Village Board will vote Tuesday on improvements at Holder Park and James B. Wood Park.

The village is proposing upgrades to the playground at Holder Park, 1400 Timberwood Lane, to have a public safety theme, which is meant to memorialize Algonquin Officer Larry Holder who died in the line of duty in the 1980s.

In 1982, Holder drowned after being swept away in a stream while attempting to rescue a man who had also fallen into the stream, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. He'd been with the police department for six years at the time of his death.

Holder Park was built in memory of Holder, according to village documents. The new playground design and improvement costs are set to be approved during a Tuesday Algonquin Village Board meeting.

Here is a look at an artist rendering of the Holder Park playground upgrades:

Based on community feedback, the Holder Park playground will be an all-inclusive facility, according to village documents.

Meanwhile, village officials heard from community members regarding improvements at James B. Wood Park, 3711 Persimmon Drive, and will reconstruct the park's aging basketball court and build a shelter to provide shade.

Here is a look at the artist renderings of the new playground at James B. Wood Park: