tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35442888778062366602024-02-20T09:40:28.410-06:00Forest Park Cultural Park & Performing Arts CenterForest Park has an exciting opportunity to develop a Cultural Park / Performing Arts Center on the Altenheim property. This site has everything needed to become an amazing entertainment and recreation center for the western suburbs.Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-34153330996795684742018-06-19T11:52:00.001-05:002018-06-19T11:53:37.370-05:00A Chance to Voice Your Opinion to the National Park ServiceIt has been a while since my last post but we have some good news to share.<br />
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As you know, we were awarded an assistance grant from the National Park Service. They have been reaching out to local organizations to get their feedback on how to best use the village-owned property known as Altenheim, concerning what type of green space amenities should be developed. <br />
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They are, not, however directly addressing the performing arts venue included in our Cultural Park Concept.<br />
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They have now entered the public outreach phase of their research and are seeking opinions from the general public. They will have tables set up at the events with an Activities/Amenities poster and an Opportunities/Concerns poster for people to leave feedback. They will also have some pictures and images of the site. <br />
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As of today, the scheduled community outreach events are at the following dates/times:<br />
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<strong>Forest Park, Park District, 7501 Harrison St, Forest Park, IL 60130</strong><br />
Saturday, June 30th - 11am-2pm<br />
Saturday, August 4th - 11am-2pm<br />
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<strong>Public Library 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park, IL 60130</strong><br />
Wednesday, July 25th - 4pm-7pm<br />
Wednesday, August 8th - 4pm-7pm<br />
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<strong><em>It is important that supporters of the Cultural Park Concept, including a performing arts venue, attend these meetings to voice their opinions and raise questions on how the property should be utilized.</em></strong><br />
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Please plan on attending one or more of these meetings, your input is essential to moving this concept forward.<br />
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RalphTony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-46474456015540282602017-10-06T17:28:00.004-05:002017-10-06T17:29:57.034-05:00VILLAGE AWARDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE<br />
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The National Park Service; Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance has awarded Forest Park an Assistance Grant to study the Cultural Park Concept. This is not a monetary grant rather a technical assistance grant for the Cultural Park. They will soon be contacting the village to see how they can help the Village with studying the possibility of creating the Cultural Park. We hope they will be able to guide us to possible funding sources.</div>
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Forest Park, Illinois – Mayor Anthony Calderone received great news last week when he received notice that the Village will be the recipient of a Technical Assistance Grant via the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program of the National Park Service. The grant will provide expert technical assistance in the development of a Cultural Park. <br />
Envisioned to be built on the south end of the Altenheim, the Cultural Park has been widely discussed throughout the community as a fitting use for the vacant parcel owned by the Village. The idea is to construct a venue where a number of social and musical events could be held among the natural surroundings. <br />
"We are super excited to have the National Park Service at our disposal to aid us if we move forward with this project," said the Mayor, adding, "their expertise in this initiative will be invaluable and we are extremely grateful for this award." <br />
The Forest Park Cultural Park is the brainchild of resident Ralph DiFebo. Other volunteers, including residents, professional architects, and engineers have come together under an ad-hoc committee created and endorsed by the Mayor and Commissioners. Commissioner Rachell Entler is its village liaison. <br />
In addition to this grant, the Mayor has submitted another grant application for a feasibility study offered and funded by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). The RTA/CMAP grant will help the elected officials determine if the Cultural Park can be developed. The RTA/CMAP Grant hasn’t been awarded yet but all parties involved remain hopeful. <br />
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recommendations were made to the Village Board. Please<a href="http://forestpark.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2" target="_blank"> click here to get to the video recording of the meeting</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://culturalparkforestpark.blogspot.com/p/most-recent-presentation.html" target="_blank">If you would like to see the slides we showed, please click here.</a> Also visit our links to the
Forest Park Review’s News <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/9-12-2017/Cultural-Park-committee-presents-favorable-findings/">Article</a> and <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/9-12-2017/Cultural-Park-progress/">Editorial</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Susan Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11662573432540166744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-83355168225851559252017-08-15T12:04:00.002-05:002017-08-15T12:05:31.525-05:00FP Review Articles about the Founder of Forest Park - Ferdinand HaaseAlso comparing the original vision for Forest Park with the Cultural Park Plans and Vision. Read the articles; <strong>let's make this happen!</strong><br />
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A couple articles by <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/Community/People/John-Rice/" target="_blank">John Rice</a>.<br />
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Article: <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/7-25-2017/Whatever-became-of-the-Haase-clan%3F/" target="_blank">Whatever Became of the Haase Clan?</a><br />
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"Ferdinand Haase was the "Daniel Burnham" of Forest Park. He was a visionary who made no small plans. He wrote a letter in 1863 describing his dream for Haase's Park and for establishing a German settlement here. It's a remarkable document advocating for a park, back when access to green space could be a matter of life or death. He described Chicago as a disease-ridden city with open sewers, plagued by poor air and water quality. He could picture city dwellers flocking to his park, "a piece of country with fresh air" and a wooded area with a bathing beach on the Des Plaines River.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-24316897609320351972017-05-24T14:16:00.001-05:002017-05-28T16:58:37.107-05:00May 2017 Update - Committee Formed and Working<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">We have added a new set of slides at <a href="http://culturalparkforestpark.blogspot.com/p/most-recent-presentation.html" target="_blank">this link</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">You may recall that last January, the FP Village Council formed a citizens’ committee to develop further the concept of a cultural park on the Altenheim property.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">That committee consists of Rachell Entler, Ralph DiFebo, Carole Morey, David Show, Kathleen Garness, Kim Rostello, Patti Marino, Ryan Nero and Todd Petersen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">In general, we see our mission as to flesh out some reasonable potential developments for the park, analyze and compare the good and bad of each, work with the council members to understand their preferences, and submit a recommendation to the Village Council.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The important values that we are aiming at for the park to deliver include: benefit of the park to the community, overall cost effectiveness, potential revenue, and low risk to the village.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">We have met four times so far and are making good progress. We are developing several alternatives, ranging from a low-end case through a larger and more comprehensive concept, like the sketches that have already been made public.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-37407062494444028152017-01-04T15:21:00.004-06:002017-01-04T15:21:52.713-06:0012/19/2016 Meeting: Ad Hoc Committee Approved by Council, Being Formed<a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/1-3-2017/Committee-to-study-DiFebo's-culture-park-proposal/" target="_blank">As reported in the Forest Park Review:</a><br />
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At the last Forest Park Village Council meeting on December 19, the mayor approved the formation of an ad hoc committee to further study the concept of a cultural park. Each council member will nominate one person to serve on the committee, and one of the committee members will act as a liaison between the committee and the council.<br />
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Commissioners will nominate the members on either January 9 or 23, at which time the ad hoc committee will be formed. DiFebo will be a member of the committee as well.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately, I received an email from the Oak Park River Forest Foundation informing us that we did not make the final cut for the Big Idea grant. We extend congratulations to all of the finalists and wish them all luck as they move forward. Although the results were disappointing we are not discouraged, rather I think the process has reinvigorated our resolve to seek funding. The search for funds will continue from all possible sources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Now for the good news, WE ARE BACK ON THE AGENDA!. The Cultural Park is going to be on the Village Council's agenda. The creation of an ad hoc committee will be discussed at the next board meeting on December 19</span><sup style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> meeting at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_159548571" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:55 PM</span></span> in the evening. We'll post an event on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CPForestPark/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/123764704782666/" target="_blank">Here is the link to the event.</a></span></div>
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-52709749951297391412016-12-06T19:50:00.000-06:002016-12-12T19:56:20.973-06:00Very Positive Reporting in the Forest Park ReviewFirst the <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/12-6-2016/Di-Febo-seeks-grant-to-help-fund-music-park/" target="_blank">article--Di Febo seeks grant to help fund music park</a>.<br />
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Then the <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/12-6-2016/Big-Idea,-indeed/" target="_blank">editorial--Big Idea, indeed.</a><br />
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And <a href="http://culturalparkforestpark.blogspot.com/2016/12/cultural-park-on-agenda-december-19-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a> is how the grant seeking progressed.<br />
<br />Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-73694887825091103252016-09-23T11:12:00.002-05:002016-09-23T11:13:24.461-05:00Village Board Agenda for Sept 26, 2016 Does Not have Altenheim on the AgendaPlease feel free to attend, but not on behalf of the Cultural Park effort. Sorry if this causes any inconvenience. We will keep you apprised of further developments.Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-38718987058227783022016-09-17T18:11:00.000-05:002016-09-23T11:13:34.130-05:00Village Board Meeting September 26, 2016--Be there or be square<div class="MsoBodyText" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Please note, </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">It is unsure at this point whether Altenheim will be on the agenda. We will update when we verify.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Hello All,</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">During the August 22 Forest Park Village Board meeting, each Commissioner on the Board expressed support for the “Concept."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">It is our understanding that the “Concept” will once again appear on the Village Board's agenda at their September 26th meeting. The discussion should include the Commissioner's opinions as to how to proceed in converting our Concept into a Plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">As discussed at the last board meeting I anticipate that the Commissioners will form an Ad Hoc Committee to study the issue. We support these actions!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I hope that all of you can take time out of your busy schedules and join us at the next meeting, Monday, September 26 at 7:00 at Village Hall to see what the Village's next step will be. Again Forest Park Village Hall is located at 517 Des Plaines Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">Very exciting times, hope to see you on the 26th.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1742478572679695/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1742478572679695/" target="_blank">Go to this link to see the Facebook event.</a></span></div>
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-90496394216489032382016-08-28T15:55:00.000-05:002016-09-23T11:13:51.111-05:00Results from the Forest Park Village Council Meeting on August 22, 2016Ralph, Brian, and Gary did a great job presenting the concept to the Village Council. Their preparation paid when all members of the board expressed support for the concept.<br />
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I won't publish details here, but here are some links:<br />
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<a href="http://forestpark.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2" target="_blank">Video of the Council meeting</a><br />
<a href="http://www.forestpark.net/dfp/council-minutes" target="_blank"><br /></a>
<a href="http://www.forestpark.net/dfp/council-minutes" target="_blank">Minutes from the Council Meeting</a> (about 3 months behind)<br />
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The editors of this page are completely biased, but here is the <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/8-23-2016/DiFebo-gets-his-day-in-council/" target="_blank">Forest Park Review article on the Altenheim part of the meeting</a>.<br />
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We'll keep progress updated here.<br />
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<br />Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-40454516775921333142016-08-10T17:57:00.000-05:002016-09-23T11:13:51.105-05:00<h2>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We're presenting to the </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Forest Park Village Board!</span></h2>
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<b>Monday, August 22, 2016</b></h3>
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<b>7:00 p.m.</b><b><br />Village Hall, </b><b>517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br /></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">As many of you may know I am not much of a Facebooker or blogger but in the short time that I have been at it for this project, this is probably my most important post.</span><br />
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<b>We have been asked to present our Altenheim Concept to the Forest Park Village Board at their August 22nd meeting.</b> I thank the Mayor and each Commissioner for allowing us to present. We hope they see the merits of the concept, evolve it into a plan and develop the park.</div>
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We are all excited and thrilled to be pr<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">esenting. Gary, Brian, and I welcome everyone to come and support us in our effort to create our Cultural Park. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM and I recommend that you plan on arriving early.</span></div>
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<b><i>Please share this post (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1747152332189599/" target="_blank">or the one on our Facebook page</a>) with your neighbors and friends and come out on August 22; this is the invitation we have been waiting for!</i></b></div>
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Thank you for all of your support past, present and future.</div>
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See you there,<br />Ralph</div>
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<br />Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-78363693123684322272016-06-16T07:14:00.005-05:002016-06-17T10:08:12.141-05:00Make It Happen. The Economics of Building a Park at Altenheim - 3 Meetings Upcoming<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">During the past months, we have accumulated some fantastic data that makes the prospects of creating our Forest Park's Cultural Park a reality. We have scheduled three gatherings to share this information with you.</span></div>
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The meetings are scheduled as follows:</div>
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July 14, 2016, 7 PM at Chalk, 7414 W Madison, Forest Park, IL <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/216611535387257/" target="_blank">Facebook event here</a></div>
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July 18, 2016, 7 PM at Brown Cow, 7347 W Madison, Forest Park, IL <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1755769117997814/" target="_blank">Facebook event here</a></div>
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July 20, 2016, 7 PM at Amy's Wine House, 7235 W Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park, IL <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/652607194911707/" target="_blank">Facebook event here</a></div>
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<br />Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-83309324144374479782016-03-18T10:16:00.000-05:002016-06-16T07:16:19.454-05:00Who IS Ralph DiFebo?<div class="p1">
Ralph has lived in Forest Park and River Forest his entire life. His grandparents lived in Forest Park in the 1960s, and he has lived here for over 30 years. He is a homeowner and currently owns six rental properties in Forest Park. He has multiple siblings, in-laws, and a niece that live here as well. They all consider this to be their community.</div>
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After college, he received a Masters degree in Urban Studies and earned an Illinois Certified General Real Estate Appraiser designation. He worked for the Cook County Assessor's Office for 30 years before retiring a few years ago. Since his retirement, most of his time is spent operating and maintaining his rental properties.</div>
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He has served on many committees in organizations over the years, including several with the Village of Forest Park. </div>
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DiFebo says, “This proposal is simply my way of contributing to the betterment of our community. I have no financial interest in its construction or operation.”</div>
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“I am hoping to present to the Village of Park for their consideration before this summer. I would like to reiterate that the next phase of this project is up to the Village to determine.”</div>
Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-13779442214755402702016-03-14T13:26:00.000-05:002016-09-23T11:14:59.582-05:00The Path Ahead and How You Can HelpAs you may have heard, over the past two weeks we have presented our proposal to create a “Cultural Park” in Forest Park at the Exit Strategy, McGaffer's Saloon, and the Buzz Cafe (in Oak Park). All three events were enthusiastic and well attended.<br />
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If you were unable to attend any of the sessions I would like to share with you some of the thoughts that I shared at those sessions. <br />
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<b>I began this quest three years ago because the Village asked its residents this question: What should we do with the Altenheim Property? </b><br />
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Everything posted on this blog and our Facebook pages are my answers to the village's question.<br />
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The most important thing you need to know is that this is a concept and not a plan. Nothing is set in stone. In the end, it is the job of the Village Board to decide if this concept has merit and, if they feel it does, then it will be their responsibility to develop it into a plan and execute that plan. <br />
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The Board will need to analyze the concept to decide on the proposed scale of the venue, layout, amenities and traffic plans that would be a good fit for our community. They will need to bring together our residents and experts, to determine feasibility, complete the final plans, secure funding, and develop the operating model.<br />
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I have been working with some amazingly talented people. If I am given the opportunity to present to the Village Board, I am going to ask these volunteers to help me put together a final presentation that demonstrates the value of this concept. <br />
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<b>The ultimate goal is to present my answer to the question that Village Board asked three years ago.</b> I am hoping to present to the Village Board before this summer.<br />
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1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">Take the survey.</a> We need to demonstrate to the Village Board that there is public support of our concept. If you have not taken our survey please do and pass our links on to your neighbors and friends so they can take the survey.<br />
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2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CPForestPark/" target="_blank">“Like” our Facebook page</a> so you can receive our updates<br />
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3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Follow the blog page by email or RSS (links on the right)<br />
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4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Come to the Village Board meeting to support us.<br />
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Anything worth doing is not too difficult to do. If it's easy, it's not worth doing.<br />
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Thanks for your support.<br />
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-88286429520727547032016-03-02T11:52:00.000-06:002016-06-16T07:16:05.128-05:00Public Neighborhood Forum #1 is on the Books<h2 style="background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Over 40 people attended our first public neighborhood forum on March 1 at </span><a href="http://www.exitstrategybrewing.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;" target="_blank">Exit Strategy Brewing Company</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> in Forest </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; text-align: center;">Park. </span></b></div>
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Susan Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11662573432540166744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-56267739679266933302016-02-24T13:41:00.003-06:002016-02-24T13:41:51.288-06:00Forest Park Review Articles about the Altenheim Vision and Calderone's Inaction<div class="MsoNormal">
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-79922080236305878932016-02-17T17:10:00.005-06:002016-03-01T00:02:22.824-06:00Neighborhood Meetings about the Cultural Park, March 1, 3, and 10.Three separate meetings have been scheduled in March to p<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">resent our proposal for the Cultural Park. We will be presenting at Exit Strategy, on March 1</span><sup style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">st</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, McGaffer's on March 3</span><sup style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">rd</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, and the Buzz Cafe on March 10</span><sup style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">th</sup></span>.<br />
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<br />Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-27226286353740774172016-01-17T19:27:00.001-06:002016-06-16T07:15:52.754-05:00Neighborhood Meeting Held on January 14, 2016<div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; margin-bottom: 0.2in;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of our neighbors on the 1500 block on Elgin Avenue (Forest Park) invited her neighbors to an open house so we could talk about the Altenheim proposal. It was well attended, about eleven neighbors were able to stop in. We described our vision and answer a wide variety of questions from who might run the park to parking and security.</span></span></div>
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-54423420754086927642016-01-11T15:51:00.003-06:002016-01-11T15:52:25.262-06:00Oak Park River Forest Foundation - Grant ApplicationJust a short update. As you may be aware, Ralph DiFebo has been working with the Kiwanis Club of Forest Park in promoting the Cultural Park. With the help of the Kiwanis Club we have applied for a grant being offered by the Oak Park River Forest Foundation. They are offering a grant up to $50,000 for a “Big Idea” that will change the community. Our proposal is currently being reviewed and the Foundation will be announcing their grantees at the end of February.<br />
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The money would be used to further the conceptual development of the proposal.Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-68413079650264656002015-12-17T11:15:00.000-06:002015-12-17T11:15:34.841-06:00Take the SurveyYou may have noticed a link to the right that encourages you to <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">Take the Survey</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">It sends you to a Google Form</a> that asks a few demographic questions and some general questions like whether you think that this is a good idea.<br />
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<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">It also asks</a> about which amenities you are interested in.<br />
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<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">This is a great opportunity to let your voice be heard.</a><br />
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The CommitteeTony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-66347399158656550582015-12-12T13:11:00.000-06:002016-03-06T13:57:39.357-06:00Forest Park Cultural Park Frequently Asked Questions<span style="font-family: "arial";">Frequently Asked Questions from the <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">survey</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/mNHv6G9jKt" target="_blank">comment form</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CPForestPark/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and personal interactions.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 12.88px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9.33333px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is this real?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The project is in an early exploratory phase (Phase 1). Forest Park owns the land. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In phase 1 of this effort, the <a href="http://culturalparkforestpark.blogspot.com/p/introduction.html" target="_blank">committee</a> will be working with Forest Park officials to develop a vision for developing the land as a community cultural asset and recommending a path forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What will the park have? How much will it cost? Who is paying for it? How will it be managed?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next Phase, Phase 2 of the project will look in detail at the above questions. Ultimately, the Village of Forest Park will need to decide on a set of linked decisions that provide the best mix of costs, benefits, and mitigation of potential risk for the city. Cost can be from $1 million to $10 million+ depending on the decisions made in Phase 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is the configuration of the park? Concert venue, art park, running trails, multi-season, etc. How much room to leave for future enhancements? </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">Take the survey!</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Will the city retain ownership of the land?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Revenue sources? Concert tickets, concessions, naming right</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For reference, River Edge Park in Aurora cost about $14 Million, Downers Grove Veterans Memorial Pavilion was about 1.3 million</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the benefits and costs to Forest Park?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Drives traffic to and from Madison St. and other surrounding business districts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enhanced tax revenue from concessions, parking, royalties, and increased business</span></div>
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Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-83142466178247389782015-12-01T19:41:00.003-06:002015-12-01T19:41:57.907-06:00Forest Park Review ArticleGreat article in the <a href="http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/12-1-2015/Making-no-small-plans-for-Altenheim/" target="_blank">Forest Park Review</a>.<br />
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<br />Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3544288877806236660.post-72634350579438849812015-11-25T15:58:00.000-06:002015-11-25T23:20:51.255-06:00Bring The Arts to Forest ParkThe Village should promote the development of a cultural park / performing arts center on the property it owns known as the Altenheim property. This site has all of the attributes necessary to be developed into an amazing entertainment and recreation center for Forest Park, Oak Park, River Forest, and the entire area.<br />
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For years, Forest Park has been considered a nice place to live and a great spot to go to for dinner and drinks in the western suburbs.<br />
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With our central location in the metro area, we have the chance to be, not only a place to come for dinner and drinks, but a place that that will attract people from all over the region to come for music, theater, and the arts.<br />
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Further posts will provide details of the proposal.<br />
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Committee Members:<br />
Andrea DiFebo<br />
Ralph DiFebo<br />
Gary Frantzen<br />
Paul McKenna, Starship Subs<br />
Richard "Chubs" Polfus<br />
Kim Rostello<br />
Amy Storey<br />
Amy Turilli<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Link to <a href="http://culturalparkforestpark.blogspot.com/p/the-concept.html">The Concept</a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Link to <a href="http://culturalparkforestpark.blogspot.com/p/video.html" target="_blank">The Video</a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Link to <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/kvpnmYbYCr" target="_blank">Express Your Opinions (Take the Survey)</a></span></b><br />
<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">Link to <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/mNHv6G9jKt" target="_blank">Contact the Committee Directly</a></span></b>Tony Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11688318289784215712noreply@blogger.com0