Related pages: Parks home. Parks Councils. Parks Directory. Jackson/JPAC home. Kenwood/KPAC home. Nichols/NPAC home.
Park Councils schedules in the Hyde Park-Kenwood Area
Presented by Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, its Parks Committee (chair Gary Ossewaarde), and its website hpkcc@aol.com. This page is not the website of particular park councils or the Chicago Park District. The pages linked at the top give links to park council websites, and visit. http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. Communicate with our parks committee via hpkcc@aol.com or 773 288-8343.
See below: special meetings- in this case Park District Preliminary 2010 budget hearings.
Updated schedule of regular meetings. An expanded chart of status, meetings, contacts et al follows.
- Harold Washington Park As need arises. Jewish Comm. Ctr., 5200 S. Hyde Park.
- Bessie Coleman Park Thurs., Did meet 4th Thursdays. Lately various dates with the area block club. peter.cassel@gmail.com
- Spruce Park 6:30 pm, Nichols fieldhouse 1355 E. 53rd. 2nd Monday or Tuesday, or to meet with Nichols. No longer meets regularly.
- Midway Plaisance. Not meeting. David Guyer, 773 834-4549. None planned immediate future.
- Harris Recreational Center Thurs. March 18, 6 or 6:30 pm, 6200 S. Drexel. Linda Austin, 773 282-7321. 3rd Thursday
- Jackson Park Second Monday, April 12, 2010, 7:30 pm, 6401 S. Stony Island. Ross Petersen, 773 486-0505, 947-9541.
- Kenwood Park, Perhaps last Wed. in March 24. 7 pm, Church of St. Paul and the Redeemer, east entry Byllesby Room or chapel, 4945 S. Dorchester. Election. http://web.me.com/kenwoodpark/Site/About_KPAC.html.
- Nichols Park, Thurs. April 8, 7 pm, fieldhouse, 1355 E. 53rd St. Stephanie Franklin, 773 955-3622. 2nd Thursday.
- AC-South Shore Cultural Center Sat. April 10. Normally Sat. 10:30 am except a couple times a year, 7059 South Shore Drive. Gary Ossewaarde. 2nd Saturday
- Washington Park Wed. March 17, 7 pm, fieldhouse, 5531 S. King Dr. 3rd Wednesday. Cecilia Butler. 3rd Wednesday
Expanded chart of status, meetings, contacts et al
Parks north of 51st St. (E. Hyde Park Blvd.) are in the Central Region, Art Richardson, those to the south are in South Region, Liz Millan. Area Manager for most or our South Region parks is Cordell Hopkins.
Gwendolyn Brooks- see Kennicott Belinda Starks Bessie Coleman 4th Tuesday, 7 pm. Now meets with the local block club West Hyde Park Neighbors? Peter Cassel Dyett no regular mtgs lately, is active 513 E. 51st Street Vinston Glover, president, 773 955-7784 or
Bobbie Townsend, 773 548-2199312 747-6118
Jackson 2nd Monday (Tuesday following in Oct.) 7:30 pm Field House, 6401 S. Stony Island, 7:30 pm Ross Petersen president and nature/envir./volunteers 773 486-0505. Gary Ossewaarde, 773 947-9541
Supervisor Wm. Tillis 773 256-0903
Harold Washington Not meeting currently Jewish Community Ctr 5200 S. Hyde Park Irene Sherr (Irene Sherr) (no elected officers). 773 752-2770
Under Kenwood Park, Tony McCoyHarris Recreational Center 3nd Thursday, 6 pm. 6200 S. Drexel Linda Austin, president, 312 282-7321
Gerald Washington, Supervisor. Mail to ctr. Attn: Lorraine Simmons.
Kennicott Monday after the first Thursday Kennicott Park Field House, 4344 S. Lake Park Avenue, 7 ? pm ?Shari Nichols-Sweat, president, 773 288-0844
Sup. Renee Shepherd, 312 747-7138
3rd or 4th Wednesdays every 2 or 3 months St. Paul and the Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester- Bylesby Room or Chapel off east lot entry. Sophia King, President.
Julie LemonSupervisor. Tony McCoy, 312 747-6286, Area Manager ?, 773 746-5962
Midway Plaisance Not meeting currently Skating Rink Warming House David Guyer (David Guyer) (no elected officers) 773 834-4549
Dir. Rick Shaheen, 312 745-2470
Nichols
2nd Thursday 7:00 pm
Nichols Park gym fieldhouse, 1355 E. 53rd St., 7 pm Stephanie Franklin,
president,
773 955-3622Sup. Heather Kelly, 773 747-2703
Promontory Point Not organized, does not meet. Task Force is a different entity and charge: Jack Spicer (Jack Spicer), 773 324-5476
Re: park call Jackson Park Supervisor, Wm. Tillis, 773 256-0903.
South Shore Cultural Center 2nd Saturday 10:30 am (excepts October, April- tba) 7059 South Shore Drive Raymond Davis, president, 773 684-4412
Ctr. Dir. Andrea Adams 773 256-0149
Spruce Not meeting. None
Sup. Rick Shaheen, 312 745-2470 at Midway or Heather Kelly at Nichols 773 747-2307
Washington Park
3rd Wednesday, 7 pm Field House 5531 S. King Dr., 7 pm Cecilia Butler, president,
773 667-4160There is a Conservancy for natural areas- Madiem Kawa, 773 203-3418
Fieldhouse 312 747-6823, Refectory 312 747-7618. Sup. Janie Collins
Chicago Park District Regional 2010 Budget Hearings.
The regional budget hearings are scheduled as follows:
South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr. September 10, 2009
Riis Park , 6100 West Fullerton September 15, 2009
Horner Park, 2741 West Montrose Ave. September 16, 2009
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Budget Hearings start at 6:00 p.m.