Werner Excavating donates to Forest Preserve District Foundation

Lee Werner, owner of Peotone-based Lee Werner Excavating, has donated $2,000 to the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of Will County, the District’s charitable foundation.

Werner presented the check to Foundation Board Chairwoman Ann Dralle of Lemont at Thursday’s Forest Preserve District Board meeting. This is the Foundation’s first donation from a Will County-based company, according to a news release.

“The District has had a wonderful business partnership with Lee Werner Excavating for more than three decades,” Forest Preserve Board President Suzanne Hart said in the news release. “Lee has always worked to find the most cost-effective solutions for our projects. Working with Lee’s company has saved thousands of taxpayer dollars through the years and we’ve accomplished many great things.”

The projects included Forked Creek Preserve – Ballou Road Access in Wilmington, Monee Reservoir Enhancements in Monee and the Hadley Valley – Bruce Road Access in Homer Glen, as well as numerous smaller projects.

Werner said in the news release his company’s relationship with the District has been a “wonderful thing” for him and his family, and he added that the donation can be used “for whatever project you desire to use it for.”

For information on the Foundation, including how to make a donation, call the District at 815-727-8700.