Lincolnwood turned down for grant to improve parks; mayor blames consultant

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Lincolnwood turned down for grant to improve parks; mayor blames consultant
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A Wisconsin consulting firm has lowered its fee for a Lincolnwood grant application after village officials complained the firm “messed up” their first application for the $600,000 grant. JSD Profe…

In this 2019 photo, Lincolnwood Fest patrons who rode the Ferris Wheel enjoyed this view of Proesel Park. The village did not receive a state grant to improve the park, and officials are blaming a consulting firm.Lincolnwood residents are going to have to wait longer to get updated tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, as well as a walking path, at Proesel Park because the village was not awarded a $600,000 state grant.

Kelly Kloepping, marketing and business development director for JSD, said by email that Illinois rejected 84 of the 195 applications submitted for an Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development grant last year. “This is the first year it was done through a digital online system,” Hawk said. “IDNR stated that 90% of failed applicants were due to the deed requirement. It was nothing to do with our consultant or anything, just in general.”

That fee would include $1,775 to conduct a deed search, Hawk said. Proesel Park comprises 23 separate parcels of land, she said.

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