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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 107, No. 28
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REVIEW JULY 10, 2024
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Remembrance Park ‘slides’ into construction
New features will include playground equipment, a splash pad, plus an ADA-accessible merry-go-round and swing By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
The Park District of Forest Park has begun renovations at Remembrance Park. Starting June 24, workers began demolishing everything at Remembrance Park, except the memorial. When the park reopens in the fall, it will feature new playground equipment, a splash pad and a pavilion. According to Jackie Iovinelli, the park district’s executive director, the new park will also include features that follow accessibility standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Both a merry-go-round, called the Miracle Whirl, and a swing can be ridden in a wheelchair. The park’s mulch will be replaced with synthetic turf, which is cleaner, easier to maintain and beneficial for children with sensory disabilities, Iovinelli said. The stone memorial, honoring Forest Park police and firefighters who have died in the line of duty, will remain untouched. Workers, however, will reconstruct the bricks
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Forest Park’s lit 4th of July MORE ON PAGE 18 TODD BANNOR
See REMEMBRANCE PARK on page 8
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