Field Playground

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.