Roselle Park District (full 4 year term)
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(Vote for up to 3) Park district commissioners help strengthen and further the park, recreation and conservation mission of their community. Board members are responsible for helping to set goals, formulate policies and establish services that will meet the present and future needs of the citizens of the district.Serving without compensation, locally elected commissioners represent their fellow citizens and interpret their views. They have the primary responsibility of spending tax monies, fees and donations designated for park and recreation services.Source: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ilparks.org/resource/resmgr/brochures/Serving_on_a_Park_District_B.pdf
What is the primary role of a Park Board member, and how would you work to enhance the park system in our community?
What is the biggest challenge facing your District right now, and how do you plan to address it?
What role should environmental sustainability play in the planning and maintenance of parks, and how would you incorporate sustainable practices in park development?
The primary role of a Park District Commissioner is to provide guidance to and oversight of the Roselle Park District staff in delivering the mission of the organization and serving Roselle residents.
The biggest challenge of the Roselle Park District (RPD) is to provide the highest quality programs/services with our unique taxing boundaries that are mostly based on households vs. business revenue. We are surrounded by other Districts that have much larger business revenues. To meet this challenge, the RPD focuses on several grant options to stretch our dollars and reinvest in our parks.
The Roselle Park District is very committed to environmental sustainability. Several recent examples of this is our focus on tree reforestation with adding more than 200+ bio-diverse trees and focus on removing invasive species and wetland restoration. These projects require multi-year commitments and adjustments as we adapt to changing environmental issues. It also requires coordination with other government entities to develop long-term solutions. We will continue to ensure that environmental sustainability is a key pillar in our park management.
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To oversee how Roselle Park District funds are spent, and to make sure funds are spent wisely.
We conduct a strategic plan every five years. We incorporate this as well as several other factors such as recommendations from community input, feedback from our parks and recreation committee,and final voting of playground selection . We seek public choice where possible.
I am proud of the Roselle Park Districts accomplishments. We offer many popular programs, classes, parks and facilities,and special events. We have redone all of our parks.
We look forward to all of the improvements to the Kemmerling Park, playground and the new splash pad in the coming year.
The biggest challenge currrently facing the Roselle Park District is high cost of labor and materials to improve our playgrounds ,facilities and parks.
Our staff continuously seeks out and applies for many grants and programs to help lower expenses.
We are already working towards environmental sustainability. We have a tree reforestation plan in place. This plan includes a tree inventory, removing diseased trees and new trees replanting. The new trees includes several types of species to reduce the risks of losing large numbers of trees due to disease.
We work with the Morton Arboretum and Platt Hill Nursery for assistance with inventory.
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