January 22, 2025
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Elburn Station Community Park officially opened to the public

Phase I of the project now complete

By Kane County Chronicle staff report
Elburn Village President Jeff Walter (center) is joined by village and Shodeen Homes officials to cut the ribbon for the first phase of the Elburn Station Community Park. The park was partially funded with a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Village of Elburn, Blackberry Township and Shodeen Construction, LLC funded the remainder of the project.

Elburn Village President Jeff Walter (center) is joined by village and Shodeen Homes officials to cut the ribbon for the first phase of the Elburn Station Community Park. The park was partially funded with a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Village of Elburn, Blackberry Township and Shodeen Construction, LLC funded the remainder of the project.

ELBURN – Village officials officially opened the first phase of the 20-acre Elburn Station Community Park Monday.

According to a news release, the park and sports complex is located just north of Keslinger Road and east of Liberty Drive. The new park includes a playground, tennis court, three pickle ball courts, two half-court basketball courts, pavilion, grass soccer and lacrosse fields and a parking lot. The new park was a joint effort between Shodeen Homes, the village of Elburn and Blackberry Township.

“The village of Elburn is proud to be part of the joint partnership with Blackberry Township and Shodeen to bring our residents a new multi-use recreation facility,” stated Jeff Walter, village of Elburn president. “It is through these types of private-public partnerships that we bring more options to our residents and enhance the overall quality of life in Elburn. We thank our partners for making this happen and look forward to many more joint ventures that will continue to make Elburn the ‘one-of-a-kind” place that it is.”

“Blackberry Township is thrilled with how well the new Elburn Station Community Park turned out,” stated Esther Steel, Blackberry Township supervisor.  “It was nice to work with the village of Elburn and Shodeen as a collective group to create such a wonderful project for our residents and the community.  We felt the opportunity to collaborate on a project that provides facilities in the heart of the community, where they are most accessible to the people who will be using them, was important.”


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