Click here to view the SaveWilmetteLakefront website, and learn why the Wilmette
Park District’s lakefront master plan is fundamentally flawed, and why it’s important
to defeat both referendums.
Join us in saving the Wilmette Beaches. We are Wilmette residents who wish to
defeat the Wilmette Park District Referendums by voting NO on Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
Langdon Beach is an untouched natural lakefront and has no need for building structures. It is not necessary to borrow and spend
$1.8 million for toilets, staff offices and storage facilities at Langdon Beach.
The proposed $2.4 million Gillson Beach House facility and pavilion is more than 50% greater than the current beach house footprint.
If the bond referendums fail, the park district still has sufficient funds to build a
nature path, and complete the infrastructure and maintenance repairs at Gillson
Park. Moreover, in 2016 the park district may have the funds to replace the Gillson
Beach House. The Wilmette Park District Capital Project Fund balance is $3.5 million (Dec. 31, 2014), and projected to be nearly $4.0 million by December 2015.
Our lakefront is precious. The $14.5 million Lakefront Master Plan should be
revised. It’s not too late. We can do better.
Below is a cost summary of the entire $14.5 million Lakefront Master Plan
document.
$14.5 MILLION LAKEFRONT MASTER PLAN BUDGET (AS OF MAY 30, 2014)*
1. Gillson Beach House/Sailing Center/Parking $4,107,000.00
2. Circulation: Vehicle/Bicycle/Pedestrian $2,850,000.00
3. Lakeview Center $1,650,800.00
4. Recreation: Tot Lot, Dog Beach, Shelters, Landscaping $966,344.00
TOTAL GILLSON PARK BUDGET: $11,967,680.00
5. Langdon Park and Beach House Budget $1,314,500.00
*THE TOTAL OF THE 2 REFERENDUMS $14,500,000.00
The Save Wilmette Lakefront citizen-led campaign committee was formed in response to the park district’s release of the Lakefront
Master Plan in June 2014. Our goal was to persuade the park district commissioners to “reconsider” the master plan, as evidenced by
our Facebook Page, Save Wilmette Beaches, Revise Lakefront Master Plan. Our committee members have attended and presented our
objections and suggestions, including completely removing the Langdon Beach House from the plan, for nearly 3 years at park district
board and lakefront committee meetings. Nevertheless, the Board voted 7-0 against revising the master plan.
As a result, the citizen-led Save Wilmette Lakefront committee modified its objective to defeat the $14.5 million referendums to send
the message to the Wilmette Park District Staff and Board that the size, character and cost of their Lakefront Master Plan is too big and
too costly for Wilmette residents. Basically, we seek a revised master plan to respect the Wilmette Park District mission statement,
“To enrich the quality of community life,….while protecting open space and natural resources for future generations.”
Contact:
Save Wilmette Lakefront
1144 Chestnut Ave.
Wilmette, IL 60091
Web: www.SaveWilmetteLakefront.com
Email: [email protected]
WE SEEK A REVISED MASTER PLAN
to respect the Wilmette Park District mission statement,
“To enrich the quality of community life,….while protecting
open space and natural resources for future generations.”
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK MASTERPLAN
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK BEACH HOUSE, PARKING, AND NEW PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE ACCESS
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK BEACH HOUSE AND PAVILION
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK SAILING CENTER WITH RESTROOMS
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK LAKEVIEW CENTER
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK LAKEVIEW CENTER RENOVATED INTERIOR
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK PICNIC SHELTER
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
GILLSON PARK RENOVATED WILDFLOWER GARDEN
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
LANGDON PARK MASTERPLAN
JUNE 17, 2014
WILMETTE LAKEFRONT PARKS
LANGDON PARK BEACH HOUSE
JUNE 17, 2014