Indian Boundary Park was acquired in 1984 and
subsequently developed with the aid of a $200,000 grant from
the Illinois Department of Department of Conservation. Over
time the 34 acre park grew to its current size of 76.3 acres.
Through a cooperative lease agreement with Citizens Utilities
Company and then the Village of Bolingbrook, the District
was able to use the open space between the park and sewer
treatment plant. Years later a land donation from United Homes
added acreage to the east and created the link to the DuPage
River Greenway bike path. In the 1990's two baseball fields
were constructed in the detention basins on the west side
of the park to meet the increasing enrollment of the Bolingbrook
Youth Baseball League. The park was also home to the Bolingbrook
Soccer Club until 2001 when the Lily Cache Sports Fields opened.
Next to Central Park, Indian Boundary Park is
by far the most heavily used park in town. As additional fields
were added parking became a major concern.
In 2001 the soccer program relocated to the
Lily Cache Sports Fields and Indian Boundary Park was redesign.
An Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant application
was submitted to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
to add a variety of facilities that would transform Indian
Boundary into a true community park with diverse recreational
opportunities. Phase I improvements, dedicated today, include
Bolingbrook's first skate, two tennis courts, two basketball
courts, expanded and paved parking, a new major league baseball
field, batting cage area, pathways and renovation of two full
size soccer fields. Phase I cost $819,000 of which the State
grant contributed $400,000.
Thanks to the successful referendum on March
16, 2004, Phase II improvements may get underway in a couple
years. Phase II include conveniences that will enhance the
facilities already in place; a new concession/storage/washroom
facility with flush toilets, lighting for the baseball and
soccer fields, tennis courts and parking lot and more parking
on the south side of the park.
The re-development of Indian Boundary Park demonstrates
the spirit of cooperation between multiple governments, citizen
groups and the business community. The Village of Bolingbrook
has been a supportive partner since day one. The newly constructed
facilities set on land leased from the Village of Bolingbrook.
State Representative Brent Hassert secured a Congressional
Open Lands Trust grant that allowed the Park District to purchase
the leased land from the Village. The sale was consummated
April 29, 2004.
Residents volunteering to serve on a Citizens
Skate Park Committee participated in the skate park design.
Those individuals were: Jason Linowski. Zachary O'Neil, Ronnie
Dzik, Adam Higgan, Maason Goodwin, David Palowski, Chris Heyman,
Charlie August, Debbie Bordeauz and Marty Schoenleber
It is only through the cooperation by
and between the Village of Bolingbrook, the Bolingbrook Athletic
Council, the Bolingbrook Youth Baseball Association, a Youth
Skate Park Committee, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources,
State Representative Brent Hassert, and the Bolingbrook Park
District that these improvements were made.
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Power Dance Project
Stacey Archer-Little
Central Park Skate Plaza
JBSRA Softball Team
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