Does anyone know when and why "No Trespassing" signs went up in front of the paths into the Manor Woods Bog area?

They've been up for a couple months now. I think the village got tired of chasing away teenagers that were drinking in there or the occasional homeless person that would pitch a tent in there.

It would be nice if they would clean it up so it is usable...

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Originally posted by DTM:
It would be nice if they would clean it up so it is usable...

Maybe if our newly minted Trustees offer to put in a couple of soccer fields, it will garner the necessary attention.

Where's this - down by the YMCA?

If it is publicly owned, IMO it is a shame to prohibit "trespassing."

Manor Woods Bog Area is located where?

It is between: Greenfield Ave., Brandon Ave., Illinois St. and Newton Ave.

I was waiting until our new Trustee from this neighborhood got into office so he can make the inquiry.

That is where I thought - tho in my mind I tend to not distinguish between the areas N and S of Illinois.

I had always assumed that that was all GEPD land, but the GEPD website refers only to 4.8 acres on the S side of Illinois - including the playground. Does anyone know who has authority over the "bog" area in question N of Illinois?

If it IS public property as I suspect, I certainly think it would be better for the village to scare out the teen drinkers and homeless campers, and to make it more useable to the community as a whole, instead of simply declaring it off-limits to everyone. Maybe they are simply awaiting the influx of trashcan-advertising revenue...

Anticipating criticism of being a naysayer, I'll observe that if my PD considers itself unable to minimally maintain an existing facility such as this, I question their choice to spend millions on a new building. Take care of your existing facilities/programs/customers, before seeking new ones. (Same observation/criticism would be appropriate for D41!)

This is the property of the village. In the past there have been organzied eagle/boy scout projects working with the neighborhood and village to clean up the trails in there and put down new woodchips on the trails. However, it has been 3+ years since that last happened.

A few years ago I heard a proposal to clear out the weed trees and make this a more usable area, but nothing has come of it. At one time (in the last 5 years) there was a published survey of the hardwood/non-weed trees in there. Surprisingly, there are a number of hardwood trees in there (oak/maple/ash/etc.) This was published in the paper I think.