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Pritzker Announces $828K In Funds For Kendall Co. Forest Preserve
More than $24.9M in state grant has been approved to construct, renovate, and improve buildings or purchase land to be used by the public.
KENDALL COUNTY, IL — Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that more than $24.9 million in state grant funding has been approved for local governments to construct, renovate, and improve buildings or purchase land to be used for public access and recreation. The funding is made available through the Park and Recreational Facility Construction Act grant program, part of the Governor’s Rebuild Illinois capital program.
The Kendall County Forest Preserve District is slated to receive $828,200 for a development project to renovate and update the Pickerill Estate House located at Pickerill-Pigott Forest Preserve with ADA renovations and construction of an adjoining open-air pavilion.
"Thanks to the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan, park and recreational facilities across the state are receiving critical funding to expand and enhance outdoor areas," Pritzker said. "Projects
being funded through the PARC grants are important investments that will improve communities and allow Illinoisans an opportunity to enjoy their local parks, forest preserves, and recreation facilities."
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The PARC grant program is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
"We are encouraging Illinois residents and visitors to our state to explore more of Illinois and improving and enhancing recreation opportunities in local parks is a real plus for local communities, their citizens and visitors to those communities throughout the state,” said IDNR Director Colleen Callahan.
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The PARC grant program provides up to 90 percent of project costs to help build, renovate and improve recreational buildings used by the public or purchase land to be used for public access and recreational purposes, with local governments matching the value of the grants awarded.
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