Title
REQUEST TO INITIATE 45-DAY NOTICE PERIOD
TO NAME PARK 564 AS BIG MARSH PARK
AND TO NAME PARK 562 IN HONOR OF MARIAN BYRNES
Body
To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District
I. Recommendation
It is recommended that an order be entered authorizing the General Superintendent or his designee to initiate a 45-day notice period to solicit public input to name Park 564 as Big Marsh Park and to name Park 562 in honor of Marian Byrnes.
Proposed Park or feature: Park 564
Location: 11555 South Stony Island Avenue
Community Area: South Deering
Ward: 10
Proposed Name: Big Marsh Park
Proposed Park or feature: Park 562
Location: 1735 East 95th Street
Community Area: South Deering
Ward: 10
Proposed Name: Marian Brynes Park
II. Explanation
Park 564
The Chicago Park District assigns an official park number to every property. In some instances, parks attain names that are well-known within their communities, even when the sites have never been officially named by the Chicago Park District. In some instances, these parks have signage with those names or are listed in various maps as such. In order to avoid confusion, it is proposed that the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners initiate the 45-day notice period to solicit public input to name Park 564 as Big Marsh Park. This proposal has the support of Alderman Garza, The Nature Conservancy, The Field Museum, Audubon Great Lakes, Friends of Big Marsh, and REI.
Proposed Name: Big Marsh Park
Park 564 is a 278-acre property on the southeast side of Chicago in the area commonly known as the Calumet Area Reserve. Once the site of a waste and slag dumping ground from surrounding industrial operations since the late 1800s, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District teamed up in the early 2000s to restore this area to a healthy habitat and eco-recreation park. Roughly 45 acres are developed for eco-recreation opportunities including hiking, adventure courses, and off-roa...
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