Residents Grill Mayor About Proposed Sports Complex
Village officials met with residents Wednesday to answer questions about a proposed $21 million indoor/outdoor sports facility.
At the invitation of Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves, about two dozen residents showed up at the police department Wednesday morning to ask questions about plans for an indoor/outdoor sports complex the village unveiled Jan. 28. The estimated $21 million sports complex is planned for a 26.3 parcel of land (the former Tri Central Marine Terminal) roughly bounded by the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and Industrial Park Drive, from the end of Stephen Street north of the post office and continuing west under the Lemont Street bridge and beyond. The proposed development would feature four outdoor fields for sports such as soccer, lacrosse and football, and an indoor facility that includes four areas for field sports and convertible spaces to …
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Lemont Citizen
3:00 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
I would also like to address the mayor and the village trustees. Ladies and gentlemen, please call for a referendum on the sportsplex. This is an opportunity for you to show the residents of Lemont that they matter. Forcing the petition to be compiled will send the opposite message. This town belongs to the citizens of Lemont. Everything you do should bear that in mind. more ›