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Board approves master plan for Lake Ellyn Park updates

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Lake Ellyn Park in Glen Ellyn has been a community gathering spot and recreation space for more than a century. The park district's master plan for the park recommends several improvements, including renovations to the 75-year-old boathouse that would restore its historical features.

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The Glen Ellyn Park District board of commissioners on Tuesday approved a 75-page master plan for Lake Ellyn Park, which recommends renovations to a historic boathouse, among other items.

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A century-old park in Glen Ellyn, including a historic boathouse constructed as part of the New Deal-era Works Progress Administration, could soon be in line for improvements intended to preserve it for the future. The Glen Ellyn Park District board of commissioners on Tuesday voted 6-1 to approve a 75-page master plan for Lake Ellyn Park.

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