A survey of Cherry Hill subdivision residents presented to the New Lenox Park Board Tuesday indicates they want a park on the grounds of the new Cherry Hill School on Washington Street.
According to the survey results, most residents want playground equipment and open space with a picnic pavilion placed at a distance from the residential area.
Park commissioners said $40,000 has been allocated for the park but all the school construction has to be finished first.
A new Cherry Hill School that will become the kindergarten center for New Lenox School District 122 is under construction. The old school building is targeted for demolition.
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Park plans have to be approved by the School District 122, which owns the property, Park Board President Phil Landry said.
In other business, park commissioners also voted to accept 14.5 acres for land from the developers of Laraway Ridge subdivision on Nelson Road.