2012-2016 Capital Projects by Category, Location and Timing

Forest Preserve District 

of Cook County 

Restoration 

Final Capital 

Improvement 

Plan 2012 - 2016 

Ed u c a tion 

Re cre ation

http://www.fpdcc.com/downloads/FinalCIP1-10-2012.pdf

Table of Contents 

Introduction 

Description of Funding Sources 

Proposed 2012 Spending by Category 

Final Capital Improvement Plan by Funding Source 

Project Highlights 

TABLE 1. 2012‐2016 Capital Projects by Location 

TABLE 2. 2012‐2016 Capital Projects by Category, Location and Timing 

Summary of CIP Outreach Events

Introduction 

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is one of the largest, most utilized Preserves in the nation. It 

manages more than 68,000 acres of woodlands and water bodies that provide habitat for a variety of plants 

and animals. Our public lands also provide a wide array of facilities for public education and outdoor 

recreation. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County and partner organizations invest over ten million 

dollars each year on capital improvement projects that restore or enhance its landscapes and facilities. The 

Capital Improvement Plan (“CIP”) is a five year projection of the Forest Preserve District’s infrastructure 

investment needs and priorities. 

Guiding Principles for this 2012 Update. Preliminary project suggestions have been evaluated against the 

District’s mission to restore, protect and preserve our natural lands and provide opportunities for public 

education or recreation as well as these Guiding Principles: 

� Public Health, Safety, Access and Convenience. Does the project address pressing needs relating to 

public health, safety and accessibility, or improve access for people with disabilities, especially for 

facilities that are open to the public? 

� Comprehensive Planning. Does it assess the condition of our land and facilities in a more 

comprehensive way and provide a framework for future investment decisions? 

� Engaging New Forest Preserve Users. Does it engage stakeholders in planning for new facilities and 

experiences to introduce new people to the forest preserves? 

� Environmental Sustainability. Does it ensure that our Forest Preserve lands and facilities will be 

available to future generations? 

� Financial Sustainability and Partnerships. Will it generate revenue to support the ongoing 

maintenance and operations? Will it involve partners that contribute funding or other resources to 

make the project a success? 

How the Plan was Developed. This Plan includes projects proposed for specific locations as well as proposed 

district‐wide improvements. Projects were identified by District staff, partner organizations, stewardship and 

recreation groups. Public suggestions were also received through our website, open houses and other 

outreach efforts over the past several months. Projects were then evaluated and prioritized by giving 

consideration to the Guiding Principles set out above. For example, some projects included in last year’s 

update of the CIP that were scheduled to start in 2012 have now been shifted to start in 2013 pending the 

results of some comprehensive studies in 2012. Some new projects have also been proposed to introduce 

new people to the forest preserves. 

Budget Needs for 2012 & Beyond. The estimated total cost of all projects for 2012 is roughly $42 Million and 

roughly $100 Million for the next 4 years. An estimated $5.7 Million in new capital funding will be needed to 

proceed with 2012 projects. New funding needed in 2012 remains the same as new funding requested for 

2011. Only projects with funds shown in the 2012 column on the attached charts are proposed to be funded 

next year. Funding for 2012 projects will come from four major sources described on the next page.

Description of Funding Sources 

FUND DESCRIPTION 

CONSTRUCTION & 

DEVELOPMENT 

CAPITAL 

IMPROVEMENT 

FUND 

The Construction and Development fund is established to account for 

annual tax levies and certain other revenues to be used for construction of 

major capital facilities. The funds must be expended over a five-year period 

and any unspent proceeds at the end of the five-year period are transferred 

to the Corporate Fund. 

The purpose of this fund is to account for all capital expenditures of the 

District that are funded by debt or other financing sources and that are not 

related to land acquisitions. 

GRANT FUNDS The Forest Preserve District receives funds outside of its tax levy that are to 

be used in the construction of major capital facilities. These funds are 

received through grants. 

OTHER The Forest Preserve District receives funds outside of its tax levy that are to 

be used in the construction of major capital facilities. These funds are 

received through intergovernmental agreements, settlements from third 

party environmental violations, fees resulting from the District's tree 

mitigation Ordinance or other fees earmarked for capital improvements. The 

funds also include remaining surplus from a 2004 bond issue that was 

authorized by State Senate Bill 83 (SB83).

Proposed 2012 Spending By Category 

Walks, Shelters and 

Ramps, $1,695,000 

General Consulting 

Services, $2,724,742 

NeighborSpace ‐ 

2012 contribution, 

$100,000 

Habitat Restoration, 

$5,756,198 

Maintenance Outlays, 

$2,114,217 

Recreation ‐ Landscape 

Improvements, 

$435,000 

Support Facilities, 

$3,126,300 

Parking Projects, 

$4,296,378 

General Headquarters, 

$1,650,000 

Water & Sewer Lines, 

$886,590 

Fence Projects, 

$1,080,000 

Site Information, 

$739,279 

Trail System Rebuilding, 

$2,000,000 

New Trail System, 

$8,929,264 

Washroom, Comfort 

Stations & Pavilions, 

$3,531,151 

Nature Centers, 

$180,000 

Camps, $625,000 

Recreational Facilities, 

$1,060,000 

Boat Facilities, $688,800

Final Capital Improvement Plan by Funding Source 

PROJECT CATEGORY 

Funds Carried 

Forward 2007- 

2011 

Construction and 

Development Fund 

2012 

Capital 

Improvement 

Fund 2012 Grants Other FY2012 Unfunded 

Total 

Estimated 

Project Cost 

A General Consulting Services 

General Consulting Services $ 558,469 $ 1,800,073 $ 306,200 $ - $ 60,000 $ 2,724,742 $ 2,650,000 $ 5,374,742 

B Capital Outlays 

Maintenance Outlays $ 663,584 $ 523 $ 1,450,110 $ - $ - $ 2,114,217 $ 760,000 $ 2,874,217 

C Walks, Shelters and Ramps 

Walks, Shelters and Ramps $ 605,901 $ 264,099 $ 675,000 $ - $ 150,000 $ 1,695,000 $ 2,640,000 $ 4,335,000 

D Landscape Restoration 

Habitat Restoration $ 248,781 $ 332,417 $ 4,805,000 $ - $ 370,000 $ 5,756,198 $ 21,795,000 $ 27,551,198 

Recreation - Landscape Improvements $ - $ 100,000 $ 85,000 $ - $ 250,000 $ 435,000 $ 1,365,000 $ 1,800,000 

Landscape Restoration Totals $ 248,781 $ 432,417 $ 4,890,000 $ - $ 620,000 $ 6,191,198 $ 23,160,000 $ 29,351,198 

E Parking Projects 

Parking Projects $ 1,346,391 $ 2,050,050 $ 899,937 $ - $ - $ 4,296,378 $ 7,580,000 $ 11,876,378 

F Site Identification 

Site Information $ 655,000 $ 84,279 $ - $ - $ - $ 739,279 $ 725,000 $ 1,464,279 

G Construction of Bike and Equestrian Trails 

Trail System Rebuilding $ 2,000,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,000,000 $ 4,605,000 $ 6,605,000 

New Trail System $ 1,190,747 $ 140,734 $ 98,403 $ 7,436,380 $ 63,000 $ 8,929,264 $ 18,298,114 $ 27,227,378 

Construction of Bike and Equestrian Trails Totals $ 3,190,747 $ 140,734 $ 98,403 $ 7,436,380 $ 63,000 $ 10,929,264 $ 22,903,114 $ 33,832,378 

H Building and Bridges 

Nature Centers $ - $ 72,000 $ 108,000 $ - $ - $ 180,000 $ 3,745,000 $ 3,925,000 

Camps $ 150,000 $ - $ 325,000 $ - $ 150,000 $ 625,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 3,625,000 

Recreational Facilities $ 64,384 $ 130,616 $ 625,000 $ - $ 240,000 $ 1,060,000 $ 7,075,000 $ 8,135,000 

Boat Facilities $ - $ - $ 688,800 $ - $ - $ 688,800 $ 4,200,000 $ 4,888,800 

Washroom, Comfort Stations & Pavilions $ 999,939 $ - $ 2,531,212 $ - $ - $ 3,531,151 $ 2,000,000 $ 5,531,151 

General Headquarters $ 785,000 $ 50,000 $ 780,000 $ - $ 35,000 $ 1,650,000 $ 965,000 $ 2,615,000 

Support Facilities $ 291,635 $ 382,365 $ 2,387,300 $ - $ 225,000 $ 3,286,300 $ 15,636,000 $ 18,922,300 

Building and Bridges Totals $ 2,290,958 $ 634,981 $ 7,445,312 $ - $ 650,000 $ 11,021,251 $ 36,621,000 $ 47,642,251 

I Sewer & Water Construction 

Water & Sewer Lines $ 755,855 $ 98,535 $ 32,200 $ - $ - $ 886,590 $ 1,330,610 $ 2,217,200 

J Fences, Gates, and Concrete Units 

Fence Projects $ 838,333 $ 233,829 $ 7,838 $ - $ - $ 1,080,000 $ 2,550,000 $ 3,630,000 

K Intergovernmental Agreements 

NeighborSpace - 2012 contribution $ 5,000 $ - $ 95,000 $ - $ - $ 100,000 $ - $ 

- 

TOTAL 

$ 11 11,159,019 159 019 $ 55,739,520 739 520 $ 15 15,900,000 900 000 $ 77,436,380 436 380 $ 11,543,000 543 000 $ 41 41,777,919 777 919 $ 100 100,919,724 919 724 $ 142 142,597,643 597 643


This 2012 Update to the Forest Preserve District’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan includes some 

changes from prior year updates. Overall spending for 2012 would be higher than 2011 due to the 

late start in 2011 due to new leadership and decisions to defer some investments. Investment in 

restoration of natural lands would remain as one of the largest areas of investment. New planning 

studies and needs assessments would better inform future decisions on whether to invest in major 

renovations of District facilities such as campgrounds, recreational improvements and support 

structures. The Planning & Development Department is requesting a substantial boost in its general 

consulting services budget in 2012 to conduct some necessary baseline assessments and master plans. 

In the development of the 2012 Update, the District has made a more concerted effort to solicit public 

input. Specifically the District has initiated a web based comment portal and a series of six expanded 

community outreach events. Comments received from these efforts were reviewed and when 

appropriate were included in the 2012 Update. 

This 2012 Update also begins to convey some of the strategic thinking behind the District’s 

recommendations. The highlights below explain why there is a change in level of investment in 

certain categories of projects and a preview of preliminary plans for the next 5 years. 

Planning & Assessment Projects (General Consulting Services) 

Some major planning and assessment projects are proposed in 2012 that will provide a solid 

information base for future investment decisions. Larger consulting projects for which funds have 

been requested in 2012 include: 

� Camp improvement - design work – for an initial phase of improvements resulting from 

current master planning effort. 

� A new Recreation Master Plan that will review needs for some existing recreation facilities 

and explore potential new recreation improvements that are consistent with the District’s 

mission. Some suggestions for new 

recreation projects, such as a possible new 

zip line at Swallow Cliff, have been 

included in the 5-year plan but deferred until 

2013 until the Recreation Master Plan is 

completed. 

� Engineering Services – civil engineering 

services for inspection of dam & water 

control structures, including study of Sauk 

Lake; and structural engineering services to 

inspect & design improvements to buildings;


Trails 

� Building Needs Assessment – to assess all District support buildings. Many requests for 

improvements to these buildings that were included in the 2011-2015 CIP have been put on 

hold pending the outcome of this study. 

Planning and construction of bike and equestrian trails continues to be one of the largest capital 

investment areas for the Forest Preserve District. New funding needed in 2012 ($140,734) is 

significantly lower than in 2011 ($2,008,979), however, because the District has been setting aside 

funds from previous budgets for large federally-assisted trail projects. These federal grants typically 

provide funding for 80% of the project costs for bicycle trails. Combining the previously budgeted 

funds with the 2012 funds and grant funds, there is nearly $11 million dollars available for trail 

construction and rebuilding. 

The Bicycle Trail map included in this Plan [Figure 1] shows the existing Forest Preserve District 

trail system, projects under construction and proposed trails. The proposed trails are intended to 

reflect the major regional trail systems and major links to those trails. The District’s policy has been 

to develop the major regional trails and encourage connections to those trails by the local 

municipalities. 

Proposed 2012 major trail projects include engineering of the Calumet-Sag Trail, North Branch 

Bicycle Trail- Southern Extension (to City of Chicago), North Branch Bicycle Trail-Lake Cook Road 

Extension (to the Greenbay Trail) and the Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail Extension, and re-routing the 

multi-use trail at Forty Acre Woods. In addition, 2012 will also include investigation and follow-up 

on a number of trail repair and safety improvement projects that were identified in public comments 

that have been received in the past few months. 

Proposed major trail projects for 2013 to 2016 include the Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail, the Calumet- 

Sag Trail, the North Branch Bicycle Trail Projects, the Orland Grassland Bicycle Trail, the Poplar 

Creek Trail Connection, Tinley Creek Bicycle Trail extension, and the McGinnis Slough connector 

Trail.


Figure 1


Habitat and Landscape Restoration 

Habitat Restoration is the second biggest category of capital investment for the District after trails, 

with more than $5.7 million in improvements planned for a range of restoration projects that enhance 

the value or extend the useful life of the District's landscapes and natural resources. 

Approximately $2.1 Million per year is needed for 

the next 5 years for enhancement of ecologicallyimportant 

habitat. Another $1 million per year 

would be used to restore lower-quality land, 

including retired farm fields. Another $1,000,000 

per year is needed for shoreline vegetation removal 

and wetland restoration District-wide. Silviculture 

practice projects would be folded into the 

Restoration Landscape account and 

funded primarily with fees collected through 

the District's Tree Mitigation Ordinance. Finally, 

control of wildlife that causes damage to the 

herbaceous plant community and other important habitat would continue to be a priority for the next 

three years through an agreement with USDA. 

In addition, to capital investment of the Forest Preserve District's funds and resources, other agencies 

and partners are currently investing their own staff and funding to restore District lands. The 

following agencies and/or organizations are providing agency funding or grant funding for various 

restoration projects on District lands in 2012; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, OpenLands, Friends of 

the Forest Preserves and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority. The total amount of funding from 

various projects add up to approximately $20,000,000 and covers approximately 6,500 acres of 

District lands. These projects are in various stages of completion, but will all be in progress over the 

next 2 to 5 years. 

Building Improvement Projects 

Major new buildings originally funded in 2011 will be completed in 2012, including a new boathouse 

at Busse Lake, substantial renovations of the historic pavilions at Thatcher Woods and Dan Ryan 

Woods as well as the comfort station at Eggers Grove. 

Major funding requests for buildings in 2012 include major rehab of the Poplar Creek Wildlife 

Headquarters ($2,000,000) and a pilot program to test out a new comfort station prototype 

($1,000,000). Most other building projects in last year’s update CIP that were slated to start in 2012


have been pushed back to 2013, however, pending the results of the Campground Master Plan and 

Building Needs Assessment described earlier. 

Camps 

Camp programs and facilities in the Forest Preserves are an 

area where major capital investment is anticipated over the 

next 5 years. A new system of camping facilities is viewed 

as one of the most promising strategies for introducing a 

broad range of new people to the forest preserves. In 2012, 

the District expects to complete a master plan including 

concept drawings for all of its camping activities. Design 

drawings for an initial phase of improvements will also 

begin in 2012. By 2013, plans for a major new “legacy 

project” such as a flagship campground and conference 

center should be fully developed in time for implementation 

in the District’s 2014 Centennial year. 

Picnic Shelters 

Picnic Shelters are one of the most heavily 

used seasonal facilities in the forest preserves. 

Continued investment in building new shelters 

in strategic locations is planned for 2012 and 

beyond. In addition to investment in the 

shelters themselves, the District is planning to 

implement a pilot program using 

environmentally-sustainable materials to 

construct walkways to improve access to the 

shelters.


Parking Lots 

Most residents drive to forest preserves to use a picnic grove, visit a nature center, fly a model 

airplane or ride on a trail. Maintaining the District’s extensive system of parking lots is important in 

serving the public. Building new parking lots to provide access to newly-acquired lands is also 

especially costly and potentially damaging to the environment. The District typically invests $1-2 

million per year on repaving a dozen or so existing parking lots and building 1 or 2 new ones. 

In 2011, District engineering staff have assessed and rated hundreds of existing parking lots and rated 

them using the Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) scale developed by the 

Transportation Information Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus. Using this rating 

system, a rating of 10 represents a brand new lot and 1 represents a pavement that has failed and 

should be considered for reconstruction. The most severely deteriorated lots with a rating of 3 or less 

have been given priority for repaving in 2012. Moderately deteriorated lots with a rating of 4 to 5 

have been slated for work in 2013-2015. [Figure 2] 

District planning and engineering staff also plan to continue to refine existing policies and best 

practices for construction, repaving and maintenance of paved its parking lots and paved surfaces. 

Related engineering initiatives in 2012 will include revisiting of the District’s stormwater 

management policy.


Figure 2

2012-1216 Capital Projects by Location 

Name of Facility,Grove or Recognized Area 

NORTHWEST REGION 

Arthur L. Janura Preserve Restoration* 15 1 Northwest X 

Baker's Lake Overlook 14 2 Northwest X 

Baker's Lake Younghusband Prairie 14 2 Northwest X 

Barrington Road Pond 15 1 Northwest 

Beverly Lake 14 1 Northwest X 

Bluff Spring Fen 15 1 Northwest 

Bode East 15 1 Northwest 

Bode Lake 15 1 Northwest X 

Busse Forest - Central 15 2 Northwest 

Busse Forest - North 15 2 Northwest 

Busse Forest - South 15 2 Northwest X 

Busse Forest - West 15 2 Northwest X 

Busse Forest Elk Pasture 15 2 Northwest X X 

Busse Forest Main Dam 15 2 Northwest X 

Busse Forest Trail - paved 15 2 Northwest X 

Busse Lake Beisner Road Access 15 2 Northwest X 

Busse Lake Boating Center 15 2 Northwest X X 

Busse Main Pool 15 2 Northwest X 

Busse-North Pool 15 2 Northwest 

Busse-South Pool 15 2 Northwest 

Camp Alphonse 14 2 Northwest X 

Camp Reinberg 14 2 Northwest X 

Carl R. Hansen Woods 15 1 Northwest 

Crabtree Nature Center 14 1 Northwest X X 

Deer Grove 14 1 Northwest 

Deer Grove Lake 14 2 Northwest 

Deer Grove Sub-Headquarters 14 2 Northwest 

Deer Grove Trail - paved 14 2 Northwest 

Deer Grove Trail - unpaved 14 2 Northwest 

Deer Grove-East 14 2 Northwest X 

Deer Grove-West 14 2 Northwest 

Grassy Ridge Meadow 14 2 Northwest X 

Great Egret Family Picnic Area 15 1 Northwest X 

Highland Wood Driving Range 14 2 Northwest 

Highland Woods Golf Course 14 2 Northwest 

Ned Brown Meadow 15 2 Northwest 

Northwest Division Headquarters 15 2 Northwest 

Northwest Resource Management HQ 15 2 Northwest X 

Old Stover Trailhead 14 1 Northwest X 

Paul Douglas & Crabtree Trail - paved 14 2 Northwest X 

Penny and Healy Prairie Restoration 14 1 Northwest X 

Penny Rd Pond 14 1 Northwest X 

Poplar Creek 15 1 Northwest X 

Poplar Creek Bicycle Lot 15 1 Northwest X 

Poplar Creek Division Headquarters 15 1 Northwest 

Poplar Creek Equestrian Parking 15 1 Northwest X 

Poplar Creek Model Airplane Flying Field 15 1 Northwest X X 

Poplar Creek Police 15 1 Northwest X 

Poplar Creek Trail - paved 15 1 Northwest X 

Poplar Creek Trail - unpaved 15 1 Northwest X 

Resource Management Wildlife HQ 15 1 Northwest X X 

Spring Creek Valley Headwaters 14 1 Northwest X X 

Spring Lake Equestrian Parking 14 1 Northwest 

Spring Lake Nature Preserve 14 1 Northwest 

Spring Lake Trail - unpaved 14 1 Northwest X 

Woodland Meadow 

NORTH REGION 

15 2 Northwest X 

Allison Woods 17 3 North X 

Axehead Lake 17 3 North X 

Beck Lake 17 3 North X X 

* DENOTES NEWLY CREATED AREAS 

Commisioner District 

Location Planning and Development Budget Account Items 

District Region 

Zone 

General Consulting Services 

Maintenance Outlays 

Walks, Shelter, and Ramps 

Landscape 

Habitat Restoration 

Recreation 

TABLE 1 

Parking Projects 

Site Identification 

Construction of 

Bike and 

Equestrian 

Trails 

Trail System Rebuilding 

New Trail Systems 

Nature Centers 

Camps 

Buildings and Bridges 

Recreational Facilities 

Boat Facilities 

Washroom & Comfort Stations 

General Headquarters 

Support Facilities 

Sewer & Water Construction 

Fences,Gates, Concrete Units







Zone 






Recreation 

TABLE 1 





Equestrian 

Trails 




Camps 


Belleau Lake 17 3 North X 

Big Bend Lake 17 3 North X 

Billy Caldwell Golf Course 9 4 North 

Blandings Grove Family Picnic Area 17 3 North X X 

Blue Beech Family Area 9 3 North X X 

Blue Star Memorial Woods 14 4 North X 

Bunker Hill 13 4 North X 

Caldwell Woods 9 4 North 

Calvin R. Sutker Grove 13 4 North X 

Camp Adahi 14 4 North X 

Camp Baden Powell 17 3 North X 

Camp Dan Beard 14 3 North X 

Camp Glenview 14 4 North X 

Camp Ground Road Woods 17 3 North X X 

Camp Pine Woods 17 3 North X 

Catherine Chevalier Woods 9 3 North X 

Che Che Pin Qua Woods 9 3 North X 

Chicago Botanic Garden 13 4 North 

Chick Evans Golf Course 13 4 North 

Chipilly Woods 14 4 North 

Chippewa Woods 17 3 North X 

Dam No 1 Woods-East 14 3 North X 

Dam No 1 Woods-West 14 3 North 

Dam No. 2 Woods 17 3 North X 

Dam No. 4 Woods-East 17 3 North X X 

Des Plaines Division Headquarters 17 3 North 

Des Plaines Trail - paved* 17 3 North 

Des Plaines Trail - unpaved 17 3 North 

Edgebrook Golf Course 9 4 North 

Edgebrook Woods 9 4 North X X X 

Erickson Woods 14 4 North X 

Evans Field 9 3 North X 

Forest Glen Woods 9 4 North X X X 

Forest Way Grove 14 4 North X 

Fullerton Woods 9 3 North X X 

Fullerton Woods Family Picnic Area 9 3 North X 

Glen Grove Equestrian Center 13 4 North X X X 

Glenview Woods 14 4 North 

Harms Woods-Central 14 4 North 

Harms Woods-North 14 4 North 

Harms Woods-South 14 4 North 

Harry H. Semrow Driving Range 17 3 North 

Indian Boundary Division HQ 9 3 North 

Indian Boundary Family Picnic Area 16 3 North X X 

Indian Boundary Golf Course 9 3 North 

Irene C. Hernandez 12 4 North X 

Iroquois Woods 17 3 North X 

Irving Park Road Canoe Landing 9 3 North X 

Jerome Huppert Woods 9 3 North X X 

John E. Traeger Picinic Area 17 3 North X X 

Kloempken Prairie 17 3 North 

Labagh Woods 12 4 North X X 

Lake Avenue Woods-East 17 3 North X 

Lake Avenue Woods-West 17 3 North X 

Linne Woods 13 4 North X X 

Lions Woods 17 3 North X 

Little House Of Glencoe 14 4 North X 

Mary Mix Mcdonald Woods 13 4 North 

Massasauga Family Picnic Area 14 3 North X X 

Mathew Bieszczat Volunteer Resource Center 9 4 North X 

Miami Woods 13 4 North X 














Zone 






Recreation 

TABLE 1 





Equestrian 

Trails 




Camps 


North Branch Division Headquarters 13 4 North X X 

North Branch Trail - paved 13 4 North X X 

North Branch Trail - unpaved 14 4 North 

Northwestern Woods 17 3 North X X 

Perkins Woods 13 4 North 

Potawatomi Lake 14 3 North 

Potawatomi Woods 14 3 North 

River Bend Family Picnic Area 9 3 North X X 

River Trail Nature Center 17 3 North X X X 

Robinson Homestead Family Picnic Area 9 3 North X X 

Robinson Woods-South 9 3 North X 

Schiller Model Airplane Flying Field 9 3 North 

Schiller Playfield 9 3 North X 

Schiller Pond 9 3 North X 

Schiller Woods-East 9 3 North 

Schiller Woods-South 16 3 North 

Schiller Woods-West 9 3 North 

Sidney Yates Flatwoods 9 4 North 

Skokie Division Headquarters 14 4 North X 

Skokie Lagoon 14 4 North X 

Skokie Resource Management HQ 13 4 North X 

Somme Nature Preserve 14 4 North 

Somme Prairie Grove 14 4 North 

Somme Woods 14 4 North X 

St. Paul Woods 13 4 North X 

Sunset Bridge Meadow 9 3 North X 

Thaddeus S. "Ted" Lechowicz 9 4 North X 

Tower Road 14 4 North X 

Tower Road Boat Launch 14 4 North X X X 

Turnbull Woods 13 4 North X 

Watersmeet Woods 14 4 North 

Wayside Woods 13 4 North X 

Whealan Pool Aquatic Center 

CENTRAL REGION 

9 4 North X 

Andrew Toman Grove 16 5 Central X 

Arie Crown Forest 16 6 Central 

Arie Crown Trail - unpaved 16 6 Central 

Bemis Woods-North 17 5 Central 

Bemis Woods-South 17 5 Central X X 

Brezina Woods 16 5 Central 

Brookfield Woods 16 5 Central X 

Brookfield Zoo 16 5 Central 

Callahan Grove 16 5 Central X 

Central Maintenance Facility 16 5 Central X 

Cermak Family Aquatic Center 16 5 Central X 

Cermak Quarry 16 5 Central X 

Cermak Woods 16 5 Central 

Chicago Portage Natl Historic 16 5 Central X X 

Cummings Square 9 5 Central X X X 

G.A.R. Woods 9 5 Central 

General Headquarters 9 5 Central X X X 

Hal Tyrell Trailside Museum 9 5 Central 

Lagrange Park Woods 16 5 Central X 

Lake Ida 16 6 Central X 

Maywood Grove 1 5 Central X 

McCormick Woods 16 5 Central X X 

Meadowlark Golf Course 17 5 Central 

Miller Meadow-North 16 5 Central X 

Miller Meadow-South 16 5 Central X 

National Grove-North 16 5 Central X X 

National Grove-South 16 5 Central X X 














Zone 






Recreation 

TABLE 1 





Equestrian 

Trails 




Camps 


Ottawa Trail Woods-North 16 5 Central X 

Ottawa Trail Woods-South 16 5 Central X 

Plank Road Meadow Boat Launch 16 5 Central X 

Police Department Headquarters 16 5 Central 

Possum Hollow Woods 16 5 Central X 

Quercus Woods Family Picnic Area 1 5 Central X X 

Resource Management Ecology Building* Central X 

Salt Creek Division Headquarters 16 5 Central X 

Salt Creek Greenway Trail - paved 16 5 Central 

Salt Creek Resourse Management HQ 16 5 Central X 

Salt Creek Trail - paved 16 5 Central X 

Salt Creek Trail - unpaved 16 5 Central 

Salt Creek Woods 16 5 Central 

Schuth's Grove 16 5 Central X 

Silver Creek Family Picnic Area 16 5 Central X X 

Stony Ford Canoe Landing 16 5 Central X 

Sundown Meadow 16 6 Central 

Thatcher Woods 9 5 Central X X 

Thatcher Woods Glen 9 5 Central X 

Theodore Stone Forest 16 6 Central 

Thomas Jefferson Woods 9 5 Central 

Twenty-Sixth St Woods-East 16 5 Central X 

Twenty-Sixth St Woods-West 16 5 Central X X 

Westchester Woods 16 5 Central X 

White Eagle Woods-North 16 5 Central X 

White Eagle Woods-South 16 5 Central X 

Wolf Road Prairie 16 5 Central 

Zoo Woods 

SOUTHWEST REGION 

16 5 Central X 

Arrowhead Lake 17 8 Southwest X 

Bachelor's Grove Woods 6 8 Southwest X X 

Bartel Grassland 6 8 Southwest 

Belly Deep Slough 17 6 Southwest X 

Bergman Slough 17 7 Southwest 

Black Partridge Woods 17 7 Southwest X 

Bobolink Family Picnic Area 6 8 Southwest X 

Bremen Grove 17 8 Southwest X 

Buffalo Woods Family Picnic Area 16 6 Southwest X 

Buffalo Woods-Central 16 6 Southwest X 

Buffalo Woods-North 16 6 Southwest X 

Buffalo Woods-South 16 6 Southwest X X 

Bullfrog Lake 17 6 Southwest X 

Bur Oak Woods 6 8 Southwest X 

Calumet Sag Bicycle Trail - Paved* Southwest X X 

Camp Falcon 6 8 Southwest X 

Camp Kiwanis Equestrian Staging Area 17 6 Southwest X X 

Camp Sullivan 6 8 Southwest 

Cap Sauers Holding 17 7 Southwest 

Carlson Springs Woods 6 8 Southwest X 

Catalina Grove Family Picnic Area 17 8 Southwest X 

Centennial Trail - paved 17 6 Southwest 

Cherry Hill Woods 17 7 Southwest X X 

Columbia Woods 17 6 Southwest X X 

Coopers Hawk Family Picnic Area 6 8 Southwest X 

Country Lane Woods 17 6 Southwest X 

Cranberry Slough 17 6 Southwest 

Crawdad Slough 17 6 Southwest X X 

Crooked Creek Woods 17 6 Southwest X 

Dan McMahon Woods 17 6 Southwest X 

Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest North 6 8 Southwest 

Elizabeth A. Conkey Forest South 6 8 Southwest X 














Zone 






Recreation 

TABLE 1 





Equestrian 

Trails 




Camps 


Flossmoor Road Bicycle Lot 5 8 Southwest X 

Forty Acre Woods 17 7 Southwest X 

George W. Dunne National Driving Range 17 8 Southwest 

George W. Dunne National Golf Course 17 8 Southwest X 

Goeselville Family Picnic Area 6 8 Southwest X 

Henry De Tonty Woods 17 6 Southwest X 

Hickory Hills Woods 6 6 Southwest X X 

Hidden Pond Woods-East 17 6 Southwest X 

Hidden Pond Woods-West 17 6 Southwest X 

Horsetail Lake 17 7 Southwest X 

Joe's Pond 17 6 Southwest X 

John Husar I&M Canal 16 6 Southwest X 

John Husar I&M Canal Trail - paved 16 6 Southwest 

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center 17 6 Southwest X X X X X 

Maple Lake 17 6 Southwest 

Maple Lake Boating Center 17 6 Southwest X X X 

Maple Lake Overlook 17 6 Southwest X 

Maple Lake-east 17 6 Southwest X 

McClaughrey's Spring Woods 17 7 Southwest X 

McGinnis Field Station 17 7 Southwest X 

McGinnis Slough 17 7 Southwest X X X 

McGinty Slough 17 7 Southwest 

Midlothian Meadows 6 8 Southwest 

Midlothian Reservoir 6 8 Southwest X 

Morrill Meadow 17 6 Southwest X X 

Oak Forest Property* 6 8 Southwest X X 

Orland Grassland 17 7 Southwest X 

Orland Grassland Trail - Paved* 17 7 Southwest X 

Orland Grove 17 7 Southwest X 

Paddock Woods 17 7 Southwest X 

Palos Division Headquarters 17 6 Southwest X X 

Palos Fen 17 6 Southwest 

Palos Park Woods-North 17 7 Southwest 

Palos Park Woods-South 17 7 Southwest 

Palos Trail - unpaved 17 6 Southwest 

Papoose Lake 17 7 Southwest X X 

Paw Paw Woods 17 6 Southwest 

Pioneer Woods 17 6 Southwest X 

Pulaski Woods 17 6 Southwest 

Pulaski Woods-East 17 6 Southwest 

Pulaski Woods-South 17 6 Southwest X 

Red Gate Woods 17 6 Southwest X X 

Rubio Woods 6 8 Southwest X X 

Sag Quarries 17 7 Southwest X 

Sag Valley 17 7 Southwest 

Sag Valley Trail - unpaved 17 7 Southwest X 

Saganashkee Slough Boat Launch 17 6 Southwest X 

Saganashkee Slough-Central 17 6 Southwest X 

Saganashkee Slough-East 17 6 Southwest X 

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center 17 6 Southwest X X X X 

South Police 17 7 Southwest X X 

South Suburban Rowing Facility* 17 7 Southwest 

Southland Volunteer Resource Center 17 7 Southwest 

Spears Woods 17 6 Southwest X 

St. Mihiel Woods-east 6 8 Southwest X X 

Swallow Cliff Woods-North 17 7 Southwest X X X 

Swallow Cliff Woods-South 17 7 Southwest 

Tampier Greenway Family Picnic Area 17 7 Southwest X 

Tampier Lake Boating Center 17 7 Southwest X X X 

Tampier Lake-North 17 7 Southwest X 

Tampier Lake-West 17 7 Southwest X 














Zone 






Recreation 

TABLE 1 





Equestrian 

Trails 




Camps 


Teason's Woods 17 7 Southwest X 

Tinley Creek Division Headquarters 6 8 Southwest X 

Tinley Creek Model Airplane Flying Field 6 8 Southwest X 

Tinley Creek Resource Management HQ 6 8 Southwest X 

Tinley Creek Trail - paved 5 8 Southwest X 

Tinley Creek Trail - unpaved 6 8 Southwest X X 

Tinley Creek Woods 6 8 Southwest X 

Tryner's Pond 6 8 Southwest 

Tuma Lake 17 6 Southwest X 

Turtlehead Lake 17 8 Southwest X 

Vollmer Road Grove 5 8 Southwest X 

White Oak Woods 17 6 Southwest X X 

Willow Springs Woods 17 6 Southwest X 

Wolf Road Woods 17 6 Southwest 

Yankee Woods 

SOUTH REGION 

17 8 Southwest X X 

Beaubien Woods 4 9 South X X 

Beaubien Woods Boat Launch 5 9 South X X X 

Beaubien Woods Trail - Paved* 4 9 South 

Brownell Woods 6 9 South X 

Burnham Greenway Trail - paved 4 9 South 

Burnham Prairie Natue Preserve 4 9 South X 

Burnham Woods Golf Course 4 9 South 

Calumet City Playfield 4 9 South X 

Calumet City Prairie 4 9 South 

Calumet Division Maintenance 3 9 South 

Calumet Division Maintenance HQ 11 9 South 

Calumet Division Sub-Headquarters 4 9 South X 

Calumet Woods 5 9 South X 

Clayhole Woods 4 9 South X 

Dan Ryan Woods Trail - Paved* 3 9 South X 

Dan Ryan Woods-91st Street 11 9 South 

Dan Ryan Woods-Central 3 9 South 

Dan Ryan Woods-East 3 9 South 

Dan Ryan Woods-North 3 9 South 

Dan Ryan Woods-South 11 9 South X 

Dan Ryan Woods-West 3 9 South X 

Dixmoor Playfield 5 9 South X X 

Eggers Grove 4 9 South X X 

Flatfoot Lake 4 9 South X 

Gleenwood Woods-North 6 9 South 

Glenwood Woods-South 6 9 South 

Green Family Aquatic Center 4 9 South X 

Green Lake Woods 4 9 South X 

Indian Hill Woods 5 9 South 

Joe Louis "the Champ" 5 9 South 

Joe Orr Woods 5 9 South X 

Jurgensen Woods 5 9 South 

Kickapoo Woods 5 9 South X 

King's Grove 6 9 South 

King's Grove Sub-Headquarters 6 9 South 

Lansing Woods 6 9 South X 

Little Calumet Boat Launch 5 9 South X 

Major Taylor Trail - paved 3 9 South 

Michael J. O'malley Preserve 6 9 South 

North Creek Meadow 6 9 South X 

O'Malley Ponds 6 9 South 

Plum Creek Play Meadow 6 9 South X X X 

Plum Creek Unpaved Trail 6 9 South 

Powderhorn Lake 4 9 South X 

River Oaks Golf Course 6 9 South 














Zone 






Recreation 

TABLE 1 





Equestrian 

Trails 




Camps 


Sand Ridge Nature Center 4 9 South X X X X X 

Sand Ridge Prairie 4 9 South 

Sauk Lake 6 9 South 

Sauk Trail Woods-Central 6 9 South 

Sauk Trail Woods-East 6 9 South 

Sauk Trail Woods-North 6 9 South 

Sauk Trail Woods-South 6 9 South 

Schubert's Woods 6 9 South 

Shabbona Woods 4 9 South X X X 

Sweet Woods 5 9 South X 

Thorn Creek Acquisition 6 9 South 

Thorn Creek - Canoe Access 6 9 South X X 

Thorn Creek Division Headquarters 6 9 South X X 

Thorn Creek Model Airplane Flying Field 6 9 South X 

Thorn Creek Trail - paved 6 9 South X X 

Thorn Creek Trail - unpaved 6 9 South 

Thorncreek Resource Management HQ 6 9 South X 

Thornton-Lansing Road 6 9 South 

Wampum Lake 6 9 South X 

Wentworth Prairie 4 9 South 

Whistler Woods 5 9 South X X X 

Woodrow Wilson Woods 

DISTRICT WIDE 

5 9 South X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - BUILDINGS DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - CAMPS DW X X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - DOG FRIEND AREA DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - ENGINEERING DW X X X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - FENCE DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - GEN. CON. DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - LAND ACQ. DW X X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - MAIN. OUTLAYS DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - PARKING DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - PICNIC DW X X X X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - REC. FAC. DW X X X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - REST. LAND DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - SEWER DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - SITE ID. DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - SUPPORT DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - TRAILS NEW DW X 

DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS - TRAILS OLD DW X X 








2012‐2016 Capital Projects by Category, Location and Timing 

Project Description 


C&D 


CIF Other 

2013 2014 2015 2016 

Camp improvements ‐ design work following camp master plan 

Structural engineering services to inspect & design buildings, bridges, underpasses & 

$245,694 $147,305 $200,000 $200,000 

trails District‐Wide (5 years) $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 

ADA Assessment Plan 

Recreation needs assessment (including support services & parking) in 2012; 

$20,000 $40,000 $60,000 

preliminary design in 2013 $330,000 $250,000 

Oak Forest Master Plan ‐ phase 2 (design & permitting) $70,000 

Sand Ridge Nature Center boardwalk design 

Engineering services for inspection, assessment and/or removal of dam & water‐ 

control structures District‐Wide, including Sauk Lake study ($100k) ; preliminary 

$60,000 

design in 2013 $139,143 $110,000 $320,000 

Building Needs Assessment (assessment of all District buildings) $100,000 

GHQ renovation design 

Development of Preventive Maintenance and Energy Efficiency plan for mechanical, 

$100,000 

electrical and plumbing systems $150,000 

Storm Water Management consulting $100,000 

Engineering Services to investigate flooded picnic groves (25 groves @ $3k/ea.) $75,000 

North Branch Bicycle Trail Extension Phase II Engineering (Total =$299,000; 80% 

Grant=$239,000; 20%FPD=$60,000) $60,000 

Little Red Schoolhouse water & sewer treatment monitoring $50,000/yr, 5 yrs 

Lake Cook Road‐North Branch Bicycle Trial in partnership with the Chicago Botanical 

$50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 $50,000 

Garden Phase II Eng (Total =$120,456; 30% FPD share =$36137) 

Survey services ‐ establishment of official property boundary markers ‐ District‐Wide 

$27,242 $8,895 

($25k/yr) 

Misc. Engineering Services for Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Projects ($25k/yr, 5 

$25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 

yrs.) 

Calumet Sag Bicycle Trail‐ EAST Section Phase II Eng (Total =$82,311; 80% 

$25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 

Grant=$65,849; 20%FPD=$16,462) $16,462 

Miscellaneous environmental and geotech services $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

Graphic design services for redesigned 5‐year CIP report $10,000 

Campground master plan $300,000 

Cost estimating services $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

Engineering for new Eggers Grove Trail Connection & spur to washrooms $30,000 

Engineering for trail alignment at Rolling Knolls $15,000 

Design of restoration landscape at Rolling Knolls $10,000 

Design for new concession building at Swallow Cliff and Cummings Square $50,000 

Misc. architectural, engineering, and design services $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

Design for Dan Ryan Woods vertical trail connector to pavilion $40,000 

Engineering for future trail at Whistler Woods $50,000 

Engineering for future paved trail at McGinnis Slough $100,000 

Central Garage boiler design ‐ pending energy audit 

Design Tinley Creek Resource Management new metal Garage (1 building) ‐ pending 

$25,000 

building need analysis 

Design for Central Garage metal buildings (3 buildings) ‐ pending building needs 

$20,000 

analysis $25,000 

Design for Tinley Creek, NW Thorn Creek Div HQs Metal Buildings (1 new building 

and 4 re‐skinnings and new windows on Tinley HQ) ‐ pending building needs analysis $30,000 

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center‐ Farmhouse rehab ‐ pending building 

needs analysis $50,000 

Maple Lake Boat House design ‐ pending recreation needs analysis $50,000 

Design canoe launches for Thorn Creek and Salt Creek $25,000 

Interpretive signage & exhibit services for GHQ historical exhibits $25,000 

Engineering retainage $105,000 

$2,358,541 $306,200 $0 $1,485,000 $555,000 $305,000 $305,000 


Master Keying program ‐ Phase III ‐ Resource Management facilities $100,000 

Install Johnson Control Systems into Sagawau and LRSH Faculties $200,000 

3000 Picnic tables ($400/table) plus replacement wood $23,000 $1,200,000 

30 Recycling Dumpsters ($500/dumpster) $14,890 $110 

40 Dumpsters ($500/dumpster) $20,000 

Install new stall doors in comfort stations & at family aquatic centers $150,000 

Implementation of preventive maintenance and energy efficiency plan to be 

developed in 2012 by P&D $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 

Installation of new replacement doors $100,000 

Fuel tank testing $120,000 

Capital Outlays District Wide $86,217 $100,000 $90,000 $90,000 $90,000 $90,000 

$664,107 $1,450,110 $0 $190,000 $190,000 $190,000 $190,000 

Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2



Walks, Shelters and Ramps 

Construct access paths to some shelters from parking lots (green infrastructure pilot 

C&D 


CIF Other 

2013 2014 2015 2016 

program) 

Boardwalk replacement at Sand Ridge Nature Center [Note: Original estimate of 

$0 $250,000 

$1.2 M reduced by 50%. Need more affordable alternatives.] $200,000 $400,000 

Picnic Shelter Repair Program (5 years @ $120,000/yr) $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 

Paint shelter ceilings (185 shelters @ 4 hrs/shtr x $100/hr) $75,000 

Replace 2 flat roof shelters at Rubio Woods $350,000 

Install permanent sledding hill docking platform at Swallow Cliff Woods Slides $25,000 

Skokie Lagoons Boat Ramp Repairs. $50,000 

Maple Lake Pier Walkway $35,000 

Dan Ryan Woods South aqueduct repair ‐Phase II $25,000 

New shelter at South Dan Ryan Woods. $150,000 

New picnic shelter at combined Shabonna Woods/Sand Ridge Nature Center. $150,000 

Construct 6 new picnic shelter at existing non‐shelter groves $900,000 

Canoe launches at Thorn creek, Northwestern Woods, Evans Field, pending Rec. 

Master Plan $400,000 

Perkins Woods‐ Pathway replacement $50,000 $400,000 

Miscellaneous Walks, Shelters and Ramp Projects $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 

$870,000 $675,000 $0 $1,155,000 $1,195,000 $145,000 $145,000 


Integrated Pest Management $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 

District wide restoration, including retired farm fields ‐ 5 years $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 

Habitat enhancement and maintenance; brush removal, etc. ‐ 5 year program $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 

Shoreline vegetation removal $145,000 $400,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 

Wetland restoration district wide ‐ 5 years $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 

Silvicultural Practice $200,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 

Campground landscape improvements $500,000 

Shoreline Improvements/Fishing Opportunities District Wide $100,000 $50,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 

Correct surface drainage in groves District Wide following engineering assessment $171,200 $55,000 

Native Landscaping Contracts $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 

River Trail shoreline repair at River Trail Nature Center $120,000 

Fish Barrier on Busse Dam $10,000 

Dam removals & emergency repairs, subject to 2012 inspections $500,000 

Penny and Healy Road Prairie Restoration $80,000 

Poplar p Creek Stream bank Restoration $50,000 

Little Red Schoolhouse landscaping (incl. Universal Access Garden) $25,000 

Miscellaneous Habitat Restoration Projects $30,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

$581,200 $4,805,000 $370,000 $6,315,000 $5,160,000 $5,160,000 $5,160,000 

Recreation ‐ Landscape Improvements 

Dog park improvements (Beck Lake and one new location) 

Landscape improvements for historic limestone pavilion renovations (Thatcher 

$250,000 $500,000 

Woods, Dan Ryan Woods, and Eggers Woods) $100,000 $50,000 

Rope challenge courses (2 locations) subject to Recreation Master Plan $400,000 

Zip line at Swallow Cliff, subject to Recreation Master Plan 

Possible new concert or movie stage at Thatcher Woods and Cummings Square, 

$200,000 

subject to Recreation Master Plan (2 @ $50k ea.) 

Replace 4 light poles at Dan Ryan Woods sledding hill and parking lot, subject to Rec. 

$100,000 

Needs assessments $25,000 

Miscellaneous Recreation Projects $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

$100,000 $85,000 $250,000 $1,260,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 


Misc. Parking Lot Repairs District wide (5 yrs @ $200,000/yr) $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 

District wide stone purchase (5 yrs@ $40,000/yr) 

Construct new parking lots for Burnham Prairie ($560k) and Thorn Creek ($340k) 

$40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 

acquisitions 

Repave deteriorated parking lots in Tinley Creek Div.: Bachelor Grove ($92k), Burr 

Oaks ($410k), Rubio Woods ($300k), Yankee Woods ($270k), Elizabeth Conkey‐ 

$396,156 $503,844 

South ($203k). 

Repave deteriorated parking lots in Thorn Creek Div.: Sand Ridge NC redesign 

$878,907 $396,093 

($110k), North Creek Meadow ($175k), Plum Creek ($190k). 

Repave deteriorated parking lots in Northwest Division: Deer Grove East #1‐4 

$300,000 $175,000 

($365k), Elk Pasture ($89k) $365,000 $89,000 




Redesign and repave deteriorated parking lots in Calumet Div.: Beaubien Woods 

Boating Center ($250k); Eggers Grove after comfort station completed ($286k), 

C&D 


CIF Other 

2013 2014 2015 

Calumet Woods ($76k). 

Repave deteriorated parking lots in Indian Boundary Div.: Fullerton Woods ($35k), 

$250,500 $286,000 $76,000 

Dam #4 ($27k), and in Palos Div.: White Oaks ($47k). $109,000 

Patch deteriorated parking lots in Palos, Sag Valley & Indian Boundary Divs.: Buffalo 

Woods ($40k), Columbia Woods ($25k), Tampier Boat Launch lot ($30k), Catherine 

Chevalier ($19k), Schuth's Grove ($18.2k) & Jerome Huppert ($7k). $139,200 

Repave parking lot at Poplar Creek Wildlife bldg $52,000 

Repave parking lots for public recreation areas after campground and recreation 

studies are completed: Thorn Creek Canoe Launch ($40k), Camp Alphonse ($59k), 

Thatcher Woods ($80k), Trailside Museum ($19k), Camp Ground Road Woods 

($48k), Camp Kiwanis reconstruction ($450k), Palos Flying Field ($150k), Poplar 

Creek Flying Field ($150k) $696,000 $300,000 

Repave parking lots for District support buildings after building needs assessment 

completed: Tinley creek Div. HQ ($191k), Thorn Creek Forestry HQ ($99k), Thorn 

Creek Div. HQ ($27k), North Branch Div. HQ ($78k), Palos Div. ($125k). $520,000 

Repave parking lots in Salt Creek Div. (lower‐priorities): National Grove #1‐2 ($22k), 

Bemis Woods South #5‐8 ($150k) $220,000 $150,000 

Repave parking lots in Palos Div. (lower priorities): Willow Springs Woods ($170k), 

Crooked Creek ($450k), Red Gate Woods ($120k), Hickory Hills ($40k), Pulaski 

Woods South overflow lot ($30k), Crawdad Slough ($80k) $810,000 $80,000 

Repave parking lots in Sag Valley Div. (lower priorities): Cherry Hill ($75k), Papoose 

Lake ($106k) $75,000 $106,000 

Repave parking lots in Poplar Creek Div. (lower priorities): Spring Creek Headwaters 

($60k) $60,000 

Repave parking lots in Northwest Div. (lower priorities); LaBagh Woods ($250k) $250,000 

Removal of underused parking lots District‐Wide $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 

New parking lots at new acquisition sites: Sauk Trail ($75k), Spring Creek lots ($1 

million); Orland ($1 million). $75,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 

Thorn Creek Division parking improvements $318,844 

Indian Boundary Division parking improvements $398,834 

$3,396,441 $899,937 $0 $2,488,000 $1,800,000 $1,902,000 $1,390,000 

Site Identification ‐ Signage 

Information Signs at Priority Locations PHASE II $500,000 

New Traffic and Regulatory Signs at Picnic Groves, District wide. PHASE II $100,000 

Annual Sign Maintenance PHASE II $40,000 

Trail Signage Updates and Maintenance (NEW) $75,000 

Property Boundary Markers/Witness Posts $600,000 

Trail Crossing Signage on Roadways (NEW) $50,000 

Elk Pen Kiosk $15,000 

Miscellaneous Site Identification Projects $24,279 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 

$739,279 $0 $0 $665,000 $30,000 $15,000 $15,000 


Realign/rebuild paved bike trail of Tinley Creek Bicycle Trail @ George Dunne $243,845 

Asphalt repair along the Salt Creek Bicycle Trail @ Brookfield Woods $12,000 

Resurface Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail ‐ 186th and Glenwood Lansing $600,000 

Poplar Creek Trail Shoe Factory ‐ pave spur $200,000 

Overlay & Patching @ Paul Douglas Bike Trail $174,000 

Patching Poplar Creek Bike Trail $18,000 

Repave Busse Woods Bike Trail ‐ Beisner Road area $35,000 

Reconstruction of existing paved and unpaved trail systems. $252,387 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 $400,000 

Trail realignment in Palos $50,000 

Restoration of ditches along multi‐use trails $500,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 

Repave/reditch North Branch Trail between Dempster Street and Oakton Avenue. $60,000 

Paul Douglas spur @ Central & Freeman Road $75,000 

Repair of Historic Trailside Structures @ Palos and Sag Valley Divisions $650,000 

Stone Trail Repairs $1,000,000 

Bridge & Underpass Repairs District‐Wide (5 yrs @ $70,000/yr.) $70,000 $70,000 $70,000 $70,000 $70,000 

Miscellaneous Trail System Rebuilding Projects $255,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

$1,910,232 $0 $0 $1,005,000 $740,000 $2,255,000 $605,000 

Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2 

2016




C&D 


CIF Other 

2013 2014 2015 

Spring Lake unpaved trail development $1,750,000 

Calumet‐Sag Bicycle Trail‐ WEST Section (20% FPDCC match; $4,680,000 total cost). $546,449 $98,403 $291,148 

Thorn Creek Bicycle Trail Completion (20% FPDCC match; $5,700,000 total cost). $376,200 $763,800 

North Branch Bicycle Trail Southern Extension (20% FPDCC match; $6,660,000 total 

cost). $435,600 $884,400 

Calumet‐Sag Bicycle Trail‐ EAST Section (20% FPDCC match; $1,593,832 total cost) $318,766 

Lake Cook Road ‐ North Branch Bicycle Trail Extension in partnership with the 

Chicago Botanic Gardens (fixed FPDCC cost; $1,349,114 total cost). $50,000 

Eggers Woods new path/trail spur to comfort station $63,000 

Orland Grassland Bicycle Trail. $1,050,000 

Burnham Greenway Bicycle Trail extension to Sand Ridge Nature Center. $430,000 

Beaubien Woods Bicycle Trail $300,000 

Construction of Bicycle & Equestrian Trails along Des Plaines River (subject to 

securing 80% grant toward total cost of $15M) $3,000,000 

Centennial Trail Completion (subject to securing 80% grant toward total cost of 

$7.5M) $1,500,000 

Tinley Creek Bicycle Trail Connection (subject to securing 80% grant toward total 

cost of $8.8M) $1,760,000 

Loop Trail at Whistler Woods (NEW) $400,000 

New paved trail thru McGinnis Slough (NEW) $800,000 

New unpaved single‐track multi‐use trails (subject to Rec. Master Plan) $100,000 

Sculpture Trail @ LRSH & Sagawau Environmental Center (subject to Recreation 

Master Plan) $400,000 

New Bridge & Underpass Projects ‐ pending identification of grant funding $6,250,000 

$1,421,249 $98,403 $0 $3,758,114 $800,000 $13,740,000 $0 


Crab Tree Nature Center Improvements (NC improvements 2012 =$5,000, storage 

bldg 2013 = $210,000 ‐ pending building needs analysis) $5,000 $210,000 

River Trail Nature Center Improvements (replace skylights, heating for residence, 

roof & floor on Sugar Shack) $72,000 $40,000 

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center‐ bird protection netting $3,000 

Chicago Portage Site tuck pointing and water feature restoration $85,000 

Sagawau farmhouse improvements including workshop/garage $325,000 

Little Red Schoolhouse rehabilitate old office/ workshop and old schoolhouse. 

Chicago g Portage g Interpretive p Center (assumes ( 50% of $6M total cost to be raised 

$30,000 

from other sources) $3,000,000 

Miscellaneous Nature Centers Projects $15,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

$72,000 $108,000 $0 $640,000 $35,000 $3,035,000 $35,000 

Camps 

Camp emergency repairs or demolition (demo buildings, asbestos removal, 

emergency repairs) $150,000 $325,000 

Camp Construction (following Campground Master Plan) $0 $3,000,000 

$150,000 $325,000 $0 $3,000,000 $0 $0 $0 


Aquatic Center Improvements (Exterior lighting, drain & pump replacement @ all 3 

pools; door & window replacement @ Whealan) 

Golf Course buildings renovation or demolition, potential new banquet facility at 

GW Dunne Golf Course, pending rec. master plan and public‐private partnership) 

$195,000 

$425,000 $75,000 $3,000,000 

Horse Stable renovation & equestrian facilities at Harms/Golf after campground 

study $2,700,000 

Harms & Golf stable improvements $185,000 

Flying field improvements $40,000 

New Swallow Cliff warming shelter/concession bldg, pending Rec. Master Plan $500,000 

Lighting, Electrical & Other Mechanical System Improvement Projects ‐ District‐ 

Wide; 2015: installation of light along trails for night‐time commuting needs further 

study/funding $120,000 $500,000 

Miscellaneous Recreational Facilities Projects $15,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 

$195,000 $625,000 $0 $770,000 $2,735,000 $3,035,000 $535,000 


Busse Boathouse & dock repairs $0 $688,800 

Boating Facilities ‐ new boat houses @ Maple Lake ($900k), Skokie Lagoons 

($1,800,000), new South Suburban rowing facility ($1,500,000) $900,000 $3,300,000 

$0 $688,800 $0 $900,000 $0 $3,300,000 $0 

Note: All dollar figures are estimates for budgeting purposes. TABLE 2 

2016



Washroom , Comfort Stations, & Pavilions 

Washrooms & Comfort Station ‐ 10 flush toilet facilities @ $300k ea., over 3 years. 

C&D 


CIF Other 

2013 2014 2015 2016 

(Prototype to be developed and locations identified in 2012) 

Pavilion & Comfort Station Renovation Projects ‐ Plum Creek comfort station ‐ drill 

new well, $30k; Edgebrook Woods & Forest Glen toilets, replace floor in Caldwell 

$934,939 $65,061 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 

Woods warming shelter $65,000 

Dan Ryan Pavilion $737,360 

Thatcher Woods pavilion $924,886 

Eggers Grove comfort station $531,700 

Green Lake Woods electric $50,405 

Bunker Hill electric $221,800 

$999,939 $2,531,212 $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 $0 


GHQ public safety & code compliance priorities (elevator & other ADA 

improvements, add'l asbestos removal); other related repairs, $200,000 $800,000 

GHQ exterior renovation, window rehab and storm windows $35,000 $740,000 $615,000 

GHQ ‐ generator $15,000 

GHQ ‐ central air and heat $200,000 

GHQ ‐ corner pavilion improvements $50,000 

Miscellaneous General Headquarters Projects $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 

$835,000 $780,000 $0 $890,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 


Poplar Creek Wildlife HQ‐ Major rehab $2,000,000 

Building Repairs District‐Wide (5 yrs @ $100k/yr.) 

Install overhead door safety beams and operators at motorized overhead doors @ 

$100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 

Skokie RM, Tinley RM, Salt Creek + 13 other sites @ $10,000/site) 

Install overhead door safety beams and operators at motorized overhead doors @ 

Skokie RM, Tinley RM, Salt Creek + 13 other sites @ $10k/site. Replace 20 misc. non‐ 

$160,000 

motorized overhead doors @ $8,000/door. 

Public safety improvements to Resource Mgmt building improvements (NW HQ 

$58k; Salt Creek $20k; flooring @ South Police, Poplar Crk & Skokie RM buildings 

$320,000 

$20k) $98,000 

Time and attendance infrastructure installation $30,000 

McGinnis Field Station Improvements windows, siding and a new garage $95,000 $150,000 

Demolition of some buildings at Rolling Knolls $100,000 

Central Maintenance Garage telephone $10,000 

Central Maintenance Garage electrical 

Central Maintenance Garage repairs: new steam boiler ($275k) and windows 

$27,300 

($600k) subject to building needs assessment 

New New Maintenance and Police Buildings @ Div. HQs (North Branch, Salt Creek & Des 

$875,000 

Plaines ‐ pending building need analysis) 

New Resource Management Metal Garage @ Tinley Creek ‐ pending building need 

$5,750,000 


Palos Div. HQ ‐ Remodeling ‐ pending building need analysis 

Calumet Subdivn HQ at 87th St. & Western ‐ new windows ‐ pending building needs 

$150,000 


Skokie Div. HQ ‐ Install new windows ‐ pending building need analysis 

Construct and reclad metal buildings at three Division HQs ‐ Tinley Crk Div HQ, install 

new windows at Tinley HQ and re‐skin 3 at Thorn Creek and 1 at NW Div HQ ‐ 

$30,000 

pending building need analysis $350,000 

North Branch Div HQ Improvements ‐ pending building need analysis $180,000 

Central Maintenance Garage ‐ new buildings: High Bay Building $1.2M; temp‐ 

controlled doc storage bldg. $150k; 3 new cold storage buildings ($500k) $1,350,000 $500,000 

Div. HQs ‐ Lower‐Priority Building Improvement Projects $4,291,000 

New roof at Thorn Creek Div. HQ $40,000 

Loose material storage corrals $96,000 

New building for Ecology Staff (assumes 50% of $1.2 million cost to be raised from 

other sources) $1,200,000 

Miscellaneous emergency repairs $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 

$674,000 $2,387,300 $0 $9,270,000 $6,116,000 $125,000 $125,000 

Sewer & Water Lines 

Water Line at Tampier Lake $350,000 

Water Line at South Police Headquarters $34,390 $7,200 $50,610 

Install water line to Bell Road residence $25,000 

Water & Sewer Repair District Wide (5 yrs. @ $20,000/yr.) $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 

Water Line at Eggers Grove $350,000 

Seal 100 abandoned wells @ $1500 ea. $75,000 $75,000 

Water Line at Bemis Woods $750,000 

Replace all underground water pipes at Camp Reinberg $150,000 

Replace piping for Comfort Station at Edgebrook Woods $25,000 




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CIF Other 

2013 2014 2015 2016 

Replace piping for Comfort Station at Forest Glen Woods $25,000 

Replace piping for Comfort Station at Linne Woods $25,000 

Replace piping for 2 Comfort Stations at LaBagh Woods $50,000 

Sewer & Water Lines emergency repairs $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 

$854,390 $32,200 $0 $1,070,610 $95,000 $120,000 $45,000 

Fence, Gates and Concrete Units 

Fence repair at Sand Ridge Nature Center $18,257 $6,743 

Fence Repair/Replacement/Removal District Wide $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 

Drop Gate Barrier Postmaterials & installation District Wide (5 yrs. @ $60,000/yr.) $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 

Pipe Swing Gate Installation (4 years, 25% of total $2,380,000 cost per year) $593,905 $1,095 $595,000 $595,000 $595,000 

Install fence at Shabonna Woods to incorporate into Sand Ridge NC $300,000 

Beaubien Woods boat launch parking lot fence $25,000 

Oak Forest Property Install Fence . $100,000 

$1,072,162 $7,838 $0 $755,000 $880,000 $755,000 $160,000 

Intergovernmental Agreements 

NeighborSpace ‐ 2012 contribution $5,000 $95,000 

$5,000 $95,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

TOTALS $16,898,540 $15,900,000 $620,000 $36,616,724 $21,391,000 $34,142,000 $8,770,000 

$11,500,000.00 Preliminary CIF estimate 

$4,400,000 Surplus 2011 CIF dollars carried over 


Summary of CIP Outreach Events 

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County has sought public input on the 2012 draft Capital Improvement 

Plan for 2012-2016. We hosted six public outreach events that were held at the following location: 

� DOWNTOWN: Wednesday, Aug. 10th, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Cook County Office 

Building, 69 West Washington, Chicago. 

� SOUTH SUBURBAN REGION: Friday, Sept. 30th, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Flossmoor 

Farmers Market, 1000 Sterling Avenue at the Flossmoor Public Library. 

� WEST COOK REGION. Saturday, Oct. 1st, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Maywood 

Multicultural Farmers Market, 121 S. Fifth Avenue, next to the Maywood Public 

Library. 

� SOUTHWEST COOK REGION. Tues., Oct. 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Sagawau 

Environmental Learning Center, Lemont. 

� NORTHWEST COOK REGION. Thurs., Oct. 13, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Crabtree Nature 

Center, Barrington. 

� NORTH SUBURBAN REGION. Saturday, Oct. 15, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Wagner 

Farm Corn Harvest Festival, 1510 Wagner Road, Glenview. 

In addition to these events the District held two meetings in August with stakeholders and advocates. The 

attendees to these meetings were invited to participate based on their past and current involvement with the 

District. This type of outreach is part of a concerted effort to promote transparency and accountability in our 

operations and gather input and ideas from a broad range of constituents prior to submitting a final plan for 

your approval. A draft list of proposed projects and public comment forms were available at each event 

and posted on our website through the "Comment Corner" tab on our website.

2012-2016 Capital Projects by Category, Location and Timing

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