Fox Lake parks building to be upgraded with grant dollars

FOX LAKE An expanded locker room and multipurpose room, plus a new splash pad, will be added to the Lakefront Park building, the Fox Lake village president said.

The village is set to receive nearly $800,000 in Illinois Park and Recreational Facility Construction Grant dollars to pay for the improvements at the villages most popular park, according to a news release.

The building, 71 Nippersink Blvd., will get a new roof, windows, siding and doors as well as interior renovations that include the installation of an elevator, 1,782 square feet added to a multipurpose room with sports flooring, 1,287 square feet of new locker rooms, an updated fire protection system, an upgraded heating and air conditioning system and lighting improvements, the release said.

The upgrades will bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Village President Donny Schmit said.

The outside also will see improvements, paving the way for volleyball, basketball, soccer and other instructional activities, the release said. A splash pad also will be installed.

Unlike some communities, the village of Fox Lake runs its parks and recreation programming out of its village offices, not a park district, which would come with a separate revenue source.

Theres a lot of things well be able to do, Schmit said.

The grant requires the work to be completed within two years, he said.

It covers 75 percent of the approved projects cost, according to the Department of Natural Resources, which oversees the grant process.

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