Frankfort Park District Town Hall Planned In February

FRANKFORT, IL — The Frankfort Park District will hold a town hall meeting to discuss renovations at Fort Frankfort and other park district updates on Feb. 15.

State Senator Michael Hastings and park district Board President Michael McCarey will hold the meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Founders Community Center, 140 Oak St.

Over $1.5 million in state funding was secured last year to replace the aging Fort Frankfort.

When it was first constructed, the funds for Fort Frankfort were raised by residents via the Operation Playground Foundation, and volunteers also helped physically build the structure. The Foundation has also continued to maintain the Fort, and has worked to raise more funds for various upgrades through the past two decades.

Hastings helped secure over $1.5 million in funding through the Rebuild Illinois grant, to replace the aging playground. The playground was first constructed in 1997, and has been on the "long list of deferred capital projects" for the park district, the district said previously.