Blackwell maintenance buildings overdue for overhaul, DuPage forest preserve leaders say
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County employs a small army of forestry crews, road workers and landscapers to maintain miles of trails and streams, acres of land, parking lots and sidewalks.
A multimillion-dollar proposal to overhaul the maintenance campus along Mack Road is now taking shape -- nearly 20 years after it was first discussed. The project would involve demolishing structures that are beyond repair to clear the way for new storage facilities, shop space and a one-story administration building for the district's grounds and natural resource management departments.
Woodhouse Tinucci Architects, a firm that designed the Morton Arboretum visitor center, will provide the board with several concepts. The entire project could cost roughly $20 million to $25 million, but Hebreard said those figures are early estimates. A 2007 study by Knight Engineers and Architects concluded that the existing buildings had outgrown their usefulness due to deteriorating conditions. During 2021 and early 2022, Knight took a countywide look at the district's facilities, workflow and field operations. Officials also sought further study because the design of a Blackwell fleet management building got pushback from some neighbors about a decade ago.
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