Krape Park improvements focus on environment, community, safety
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESJune 2014 to September 2016 CONTRACT VALUE$100,000 The Freeport Park District received an Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in 2014 to improve Krape Park. The Park District hired Fehr Graham to prepare plans for sanitary sewer improvement...
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Spring Lake Marina and Aquatic Park receives renovations
ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESDecember 2017 to January 2018 CONTRACT VALUE$15,500 CONSTRUCTION COST$229,500 Spring Lake Marina and Aquatic Park is a recreational summertime destination in Rochelle, Illinois, featuring a spring-fed lake, outdoor Olympic length pool and playground. The park, built in the 1980s, was falling into disrepair and i...
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Water Wonderland makes splash with safe, beautiful splash pad
DIXON, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESMarch 2019 to April 2019 CONTRACT VALUE$7,550 CONSTRUCTION COST$500,000 The Dixon Park District decided to add a splash pad near the playground in Meadows Park named Water Wonderland. A local donor sent a landscaping plan for the splash pad to the Park District. Park District officials wanted a professional review ...
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Demolition, remediation make way for new Rockford Public Library
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESFebruary 2018 to Present CONTRACT VALUE$280,000 CONSTRUCTION COST$33,000,000 The main branch of the Rockford Public Library is in the middle of a $33 million redevelopment project along the Rock River in downtown Rockford, Illinois. The original turn-of-the-century building was built by steel magnate Andrew Carn...
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Master Plan revitalizes Oakdale Nature Preserve
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESSeptember 2020 to Present CONTRACT VALUE$98,000 CONSTRUCTION COST$842,000 Oakdale Nature Preserve in Freeport, Illinois, is a historic gem offering more than 130 acres of forests, streams and restored prairies to visitors and locals.The Freeport Park District hired Fehr Graham to support goals to work toward a M...
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Woodward Rock Cut campus features environmental benefits
LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESOctober 2015 to August 2016 CONTRACT VALUESchematic: $38,000Final: $142,000 CONSTRUCTION COST$1,500,000 Woodward, which started in Loves Park in 1870, is an international supplier for the aerospace industry. When the company decided to expand in 2012, it entertained offers from Wisconsin and South Carolin...
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Rosecrance healing garden and patio brings serenity
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESOctober 2015 to March 2016 CONTRACT VALUE$18,600 CONSTRUCTION COST$150,000 Rosecrance, a leader in substance abuse and mental health care in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, hired Fehr Graham to enhance a cafeteria expansion at its Rockford, Illinois, campus. Leaders wanted an area for outdoor eating, group session...
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Downtown street scape improvements in Loves Park
LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS PERIOD OF SERVICESSeptember 2018 to Present CONTRACT VALUE$11,600 The City of Loves Park, Illinois, wants to create a more appealing corridor on North Second Street, a major state highway. The City hired Fehr Graham to create concept designs to unify the streetscape, increase pedestrian access and set it up for redevelopment.Th...
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