Articles filed under Arlington Heights Park District

• Parks referendum can be cut further Oct 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Bob Ruffatto lays out why he thinks the park district needs to go back to the drawing table on its capital plan. "Rejecting the first referendum saved taxpayers over $14 million of unnecessary principal and interest payments," he writes. "We think more can be saved."
  

   

• We must invest in the park district Oct 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Don Cosley is voting "yes" on the Arlington Hts. Park District referendum. "A community cannot afford to stand still," he writes. "We must constantly invest in our infrastructure, if we don't, our community will be a less desirable place to live."
  

   

• We already told the park district ‘no’ Oct 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Greg Larson of Arlington Heights is put out that the Arlington Hts. Park District is back with another tax increase proposal on the November ballot. "Do they not listen?" he asks.
  

   

• We already told the park district ‘no’ Oct 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Harold Knudsen of Arlington Hts. says voters already told the park district in March they don't want to pay higher taxes, and he resents that the park board is back with another proposal on the November ballot. "Let's remind the park district the majority — i.e. the will of the people — said, "No new construction and no more new taxes," he writes.
  

   

• Endorsement: Yes on Arlington Heights parks proposalOct 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Daily Herald recommends a YES vote for bonds in Arlingt Heighs Park District.
  

   
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  Group forms to back Arlington Heights parks referendum Oct 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  With support from parents and residents across town, one Arlington Heights man is trying to garner support for the $39 million park district referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot. “I’m willing to pay more for the parks because of how much I utilize them,” Tim Gelinas said. “Every dollar is precious, but the return I’m seeing on this plan in my opinion, is worth three times what they’re asking.”
  

   

• How much an Arlington Hts. parks tax hike would cost you Oct 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Arlington Heights Park District is clarifying its numbers about how a $39 million bond issue on the November ballot would affect property tax bills. And as in the referendum last spring, opponents are again questioning both the accuracy of the district's numbers and the rationale for its approach.
  

   
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  Arlington Heights Park District launches information campaign on referendumSep 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Arlington Heights Park District is launching an aggressive information campaign to educate residents about the $39 million parks improvement referendum that will be on the ballot in November."It's important for the community to understand that it's their decision," said district Executive Director Steve Scholten. "We want to inform as many people as we can regarding what the referendum will do for the community and what the cost will be."
  

   
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  Arlington’s Autumn Harvest, bike ride, Saturday, Oct. 6 Sep 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kick off a fun-filled fall season at Autumn Harvest, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at North School Park, Arlington Heights Road and Miner Street. You can build a scarecrow, take a hayride, or show off your pet in the Pet Parade. There will also be a kids' craft area, balloon artists, petting zoo, food and live entertainment.
  

   

• No need for park district tax hike Sep 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Donald Schmidgall of Arlington Heights says voters need to know about the park district referendum to raise taxes. "There is a need to vote NO' on this referendum in November.," he urges. "It is overtaxation!
  

   
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  Show off your ride at Arlington Hts. museum Sep 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  Car lovers, start your engines, and race on over to Motoring at the Museum, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum, 110 W. Fremont Ave. Enter your car for $10, or come as a spectator for free, and enjoy the cars, entertainment, food and family fun.
  

   

• Arlington Hts. increases budget $17,000 for turf at Melas Park Aug 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  When installing the new synthetic turf on the baseball and softball fields at Melas Park, the contractors found a pipe that previously had not shown up on any plans. The Arlington Heights Park District is adding $17,000 to the project budget to cover the cost of moving the pipe.
  

   

• New fences for Greenbrier park baseball fields Aug 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Two Arlington Heights baseball fields will get new backstop and sideline fencing this fall at a cost of around $25,000.
  

   
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  Arlington soccer club scores with Komen walkers Aug 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  On Saturday, Aug. 11, the Arlington Aces Soccer Club participated in cheering on the walkers for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure at Melas Park. Two teams representing the Aces Girls U14 Soccer Club set up a cheering station for the walkers as they entered Melas Park on Saturday morning.
  

   
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  No tax increase for dog park in Arlington Heights Aug 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  Plans for a proposed dog park in Arlington Heights will move forward, but not as a part of the $39 million park renovation referendum before voters in November. The Arlington Heights Park District board gave staff direction this week to continue getting input on a potential dog park, or two, and look at it as a capital project for the 2013-14 budget.
  

   
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  Arlington Hts. park board considering referendum options tonight Aug 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Arlington Heights Park District board is expected to decide tonight whether to ask voters in November to approve a multimillion-dollar bond issue that would fund major park improvements, eight months after residents narrowly rejected a costlier proposal. The board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at the district's administration center, 410 N. Arlington Heights Road.
  

   

• Parks and schools are teaming up now Aug 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Ray Berry of Arlington Hts. counters a letter from last week, saying that in his experience, the Arlington Hts. park district and school district share multiple facilities now. "The park district and school districts already are teamed up," he writes. "They have been for at least the past couple decades."
  

   

• Arlington Heights parks referendum on the November ballotAug 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Arlington Heights residents will again be able to vote on a major parks renovation plan with a referendum in November. The Arlington Heights Park District board approved placing a scaled-down, $39 million proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot after a larger $48 million plan was rejected by the voters in March. But not all board members agreed. "As far as I'm concerned, the timing is just not right," said Robert Whisler.
  

   
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  Synthetic turf coming to Melas Park fields Aug 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Arlington Heights Park District is about halfway done installing new synthetic field turf on the baseball and softball fields at Melas Park, officials said. The infields on all four baseball and softball fields at the park, 1500 Central Road, will be replaced by the end of October, said John Robinson, the district's superintendent of recreation.
  

   
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  ‘Killer’ wasps not really all that dangerous Aug 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  Large, scary-looking wasps are turning up in sandboxes, lawns and playgrounds, but while deadly for cicadas they don't pose a big threat to humans. Cicada Killer Wasps have turned up in several Arlington Heights parks. "They are not an aggressive form of wasps," said a spokeswoman. "It does have an intimidating name, but that's just to describe what they feed off."