Jorge for Villa Park

8 Years of Progress: A Look at the Achievements of a Parks and Recreation Advocate

Posted Fri, Mar 17, 2023 in Jorge for VP

  • Currently (2023): Secured $10million IDNR Grant and currently plans being developed to build recreation center
  • Currently (2023): Received OSLAD Grant in the amount of $400,000 to renovate Lufkin Park (Moderated 2 of 3 Community Input Meetings held for public to give their opinions on what should be in the park)
  • Completed Feasibility Study, 2019 for future development of outdoor aquatic and recreation center facilities
  • Completed Six(6) Park renovation projects
    • Westmore Park
      • Installed new playground and installed community gardens
    • Willowbrook Park
      • Installed new playground and reconstructed old baseball field into a premium baseball facility
    • North Terrace Park
      • New Playground
      • Walking Path
      • Accessible fishing pier
      • Open air shelter
      • Renovation of existing building which included new bathrooms, new kitchen and new roof
    • Great Western Train Depot
      • Turned a dilapidated storage building into a pristine, usable recreation building which can hold classes, meetings, and concerts.
      • Installed new landscaping and open air shelter
      • Accessible Bathrooms
      • Butterfly Gardens
      • New Storage Shed
    • Cortesi Memorial Park
      • Installation of new Veteran’s Memorial
      • Accessible Sidewalks
      • New turf and irrigation system and landscaping
      • Cortesi Memorial rebuilt and moved to a more suitable location
    • Iowa Community Center
      • Install of new playground
      • Skate Park
      • Accessible Sidewalk
      • Shelter
      • Raised flower beds, bacci courts, baggo set
    • Twin Lakes Park
      • Install of new playground
      • Accessible sidewalks
      • Accessible Fishing Pier
      • Shelter and Bathroom
      • Renovation of ballfield and installation of new scoreboard
  • Replaced 6 of 9 park playgrounds, with planned replacement of the remaining 3 by 2025
  • Initiated and completed the first Parks and Recreation Master Plan in Fall 2015
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Jorge for Villa Park
Q&A
What's one good idea you have to better the Villa Park community that no one is talking about yet?
What makes you the best candidate for Villa Park?
Describe your experience working in a group setting to determine policy. What is your style in such a setting to reach agreement and manage local government? Explain how you think that will be effective in producing effective actions and decisions with the Villa Park board.
What do you see as the most important infrastructure project Villa Park must address? Why and how should it be paid for? Conversely, during these uncertain economic times, what project(s) can be put on the back burner?
Are there areas of spending that need to be curtailed? If so, what are they?
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