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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In 2007 reconfiguring of two ballfields led to large-scale devastation of the natural beauty of Field Playground. The executive director of the Oak Park Park District, the head of buildings and grounds, the landscape architect, the contractor and the subcontractor are responsible for multiple design flaws and substantial costs of remediation. Yet no one was held accountable. No one was fired, demoted, or fined, and no | In 2007 reconfiguring of two ballfields led to large-scale devastation of the natural beauty of Field Playground. The executive director of the Oak Park Park District, the head of buildings and grounds, the landscape architect, the contractor, and the subcontractor are responsible for multiple design flaws, lack of oversight, and substantial costs of remediation. Yet no one was held accountable. No one was fired, demoted, or fined, and no lawsuits were filed. The only entity held accountable were the taxpayers, who had to pay what we estimate to be more than $1 million. The remediation continues. | ||
== Cost of Remediation of Design Flaws and Lack of Oversight== | == Cost of Remediation of Design Flaws and Lack of Oversight== | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 21 October 2024
Field Playground of Oak Park, Illinois.
Background
In 2007 reconfiguring of two ballfields led to large-scale devastation of the natural beauty of Field Playground. The executive director of the Oak Park Park District, the head of buildings and grounds, the landscape architect, the contractor, and the subcontractor are responsible for multiple design flaws, lack of oversight, and substantial costs of remediation. Yet no one was held accountable. No one was fired, demoted, or fined, and no lawsuits were filed. The only entity held accountable were the taxpayers, who had to pay what we estimate to be more than $1 million. The remediation continues.
Cost of Remediation of Design Flaws and Lack of Oversight
The costs are estimates only and are based on recollection.