Naperville Barn Recreation Center Surplus Items to be Made Available for Pickup in Mid-July

Following the close of Ribfest, site work will begin for a new maintenance facility at Knoch Park. Preparation for the demolition of the Barn Recreation Center and Central Maintenance Shed, located at 421 W. Martin Ave., will start with the installation of a construction fence. The demolition is planned for mid-July, depending on weather and completion of permitting.

Once demolition begins, the contractor will set aside small sections of the brick walls and wood paneling for residents to pick up at a designated location outside the construction fence along W. Martin Ave. At their June 23 meeting, the Naperville Park District Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance that officially declares a portion of the Barn bricks and paneling as surplus property and authorizes the demolition contractor to make some of these materials available for residents to gather if they wish.

More information about the Barn, the Central Maintenance Facility and other 2016 capital projects may be found at http://www.napervilleparks.org/planning-a-development/capital-projects.