The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is partnering with the village of Grand Ridge to facilitate major improvements for its city park.
The village has embarked on a fundraising campaign to construct basketball and pickleball courts and a splash pad at Grand Ridge Park. Plans also include enhanced lighting, fitness equipment, a bocce ball court and horseshoe pits for the park at the east end of Washington Street.
As fiscal sponsor for the campaign, SRCCF will accept donations, receipt donors and provide quarterly reports to the village.
Mayor Kay Hines and the Village Board are actively fundraising. To help cover the estimated $600,000 cost, Hines has applied for an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Grant from the state. OSLAD finances up to 50% of the cost for development of public outdoor recreation areas.
“When completed, the ‘new’ Grand Ridge Park will no doubt be a popular destination,” SRCCF CEO Fran Brolley said. “Our foundation was created to assist with community-enriching projects like this and to work alongside selfless leaders like Kay Hines.”
To contribute online, visit srccf.org/fund/grand-ridge-park-fiscal-sponsorship.
For park information, call Hines at Village Hall at 815-249-6462. For information about SRCCF, contact Brolley at 815-252-2906 or fran@srccf.org.