Village may consider course in LaVista Park
7:53 pm CST, Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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Nathan Zimmerman sinks a putt during the Foreman Grove Open: Tourney for Tees at Jacksonville’s Foreman Grove Park a few years ago. The village of Godfrey is considering installing a disc golf course in LaVista Park.
Nathan Zimmerman sinks a putt during the Foreman Grove Open: Tourney for Tees at Jacksonville’s Foreman Grove Park a few years ago. The village of Godfrey is considering installing a disc golf course in
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Dennis Mathes | Hearst Media
Nathan Zimmerman sinks a putt during the Foreman Grove Open: Tourney for Tees at Jacksonville’s Foreman Grove Park a few years ago. The village of Godfrey is considering installing a disc golf course in LaVista Park.
Nathan Zimmerman sinks a putt during the Foreman Grove Open: Tourney for Tees at Jacksonville’s Foreman Grove Park a few years ago. The village of Godfrey is considering installing a disc golf course in
Photo:
Dennis Mathes | Hearst Media
GODFREY — A disc golf course may be on tap for LaVista Park after a resident gave a presentation on the sport at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting.
Mayor Mike McCormick said the idea is being given serious thought, and appears to have support of the board.
Disc golf is played much like traditional golf, except that instead of balls and clubs players use a flying disc (such as a Frisbee).
According to the Professional Disc Golfers Association the sport is growing rapidly in popularity. In 2017, the last year complete statistics were available, the association had 41,067 members. In Illinois there were 1,265 members, 247 courses and 88 events.
“I think it would be nice,” McCormick said Wednesday.
He added that it would be especially well-suited for LaVista Park.
“They have a lot of open space so it would be ideal,” he said.
Several other park-related matters were dealt with, including discussion of security cameras for Glazebrook Park, and consideration of a new HVAC system for the ballpark concession building.
The board also approved paying a dam safety permit application fee to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as part of the Warren Levis Equalization Basin project.
The village has been approved for low-interest loans from the state to help pay for the $2.2 million project.
The village is seeking bids for the removal of trees for the project.
The tree removal must be completed by April 1 because of environmental issues. Because the Eastern Indiana bat roosts in the trees from early spring to fall, trees in affected areas cannot be cut during that time.
Village Engineer Richard Beran said once the actual project starts it will take approximately nine to 10 months to complete.
The board is also considering the purchase of a new street sweeper/vacuum truck. McCormick said village officials have wanted such a truck for a long time, but it has been cost-prohibitive at about $250,000. He said the purchase would be one of the potential uses for money from the sale of the village’s sanitary sewer system to the Illinois American Water Co. The sale has been approved by the board, but is awaiting regulatory permission from the state.
Reach reporter Scott Cousins at 618-208-6447.
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