The regular spring meeting of the West St. Coalition will take place at 7:30 PM April 21st as determined during our February meeting. The location will be the board room of the Naperville Township Administartion Building, 135 Water St. In addition to a discussion of current issues, we will be holding elections for officers and board members. All cu...

The regular meeting of the West St. Coalition (wsgpc) will take place Wednesday February 24th at 7:30 PM at the Naperville Township Building on Water St.

In a vote said in September to have been legally impossible, the Park District Board agreed 6-1 to convert the southern West St. garden plots to ball fields without constructing new garden plots as promised during the Community Engagement Process of 2008 and thought to have been mandated by the City Council in April. Despite statements made in Sept...

In a very welcome move that can also be viewed as somewhat of a surprise, the Park District Board of Directors voted 4-3 Sept. 24th against immediate approval of a contract with V3 Construction Group to build new garden plots at DuPage River Park. Packed with concerned residents displaying signs in opposition to the plan, Commissioners Gerry Heide ...

The Coalition's regular fall meeting will be held Wednesday September 30, 7:30 PM in the main boardroom of Naperville Township's Administration Building. The location is 135 Water St., adjacent to the Municipal Center. All who are friends of our goals are not only welcome, but also encouraged to attend.

The Naperville Park District will host a public open house on Thursday, June 18 to gather resident input regarding the design for West Street garden plot improvements and expansion within the northern portion of the plots, and for new garden plots at DuPage River Park near the corner of South Washington Street and Royce Road. Residents interested i...

The Coalition's regular summer meeting will be held Wednesday June 17, 7:30 PM in the main boardroom of Naperville Township's Administration Building. The location is 135 Water St., adjacent to the Municipal Center. All who are friends of our goals are not only welcome, but also encouraged to attend.

The city of Naperville will introduce the alternative improvement options for the intersections of West - Emerald - Osler during a public open house from 6 to 8 p.m. June 11 in Meeting Room A of the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. The city has much more information posted on it web site at:  www.naperville.il.us/westemerald.asp...

On Saturday, May 9th Naperville Park District members, and interested residents celebrated incorporating the 6 acres located between the ponds in Hobson West to complete a 15 acre park between West Street and Plainfield/Naperville Rd. Ray McGury, Park District Executive Director, stated that no final plans for the complete park have been made...

On Tuesday, May 12, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. there will be a meeting at the Barn (421 W. Martin Ave). The Naperville Park District has some ideas to discuss, but nothing has been released to the public at this time. With the recent City Council vote allowing a major change of land use on a portion of the Community Garden Plots, it&n...

The Tuesday, April 21st Naperville City Council meeting is scheduled to include an agenda item on the potential relocation and development of a portion of the West Street Garden Plots and development of garden plots at DuPage River Park. The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St...

10th Annual Earth Day Celebration- April 18th West St. Community Garden Plots 9-11:30 AM In 2000 we celebrated Earth Day's 30th anniversary by exhibiting at City Hall. Since that was a one time only effort by the city, we moved our Earth Day event to the Community Garden Plots in 2001. April 18th will be our 10th annual event! Our activiti...

John Polich is your best choice if you value the protection of open space in your district. The following is a profile on the candidate himself. Retired from Kraft Foods December 2008 30 years of service. Worked with all marketing teams and advertising agencies to produce photography for advertising. I come from a corporate environment where I le...

The regular spring meeting of the West St. Coalition will be held on Wednesday April 1 at 7:30 PM in the main boardroom of Naperville Township's Administartion Building, 135 Water St., just east of City Hall. All who are friendly to our goals are not only welcome, but encouraged to attend.

City Council candidate and President of The Meadows Homeowners Association Charlie Schneider has advised the Coalition that he will defend all of the West St. Garden Plots if elected. As such he joins John Polich, Andrew Schaffner and Doug Krause as endorsed by the coalition. Here is Charlie's statement concerning the current proposal: "I am ...

The following is a response to a letter published on March 17th in the Naperville Sun: "A recent letter to the editor regarding the current plan to replace the existing south section of the West St. Garden Plots (Option 1A) with two athletic fields contains a number of misleading statements. Currently there are 600 plots on West St.(not 428 a...

At our February meeting we endorsed Doug Krause for re-election to the City Council based on his stellar voting record as it relates to our mission. Also endorsed is Andrew Shaffner for Park Board Commissioner based on his voting record, and John Polich for Park Board. John is a gardener who will defend open space on West St., as well as the Garden...

Coalition winter meeting Wednesday, February 11, 7:30 PM in the main boardroom of Naperville Township's Administration Building, 135 Water St., adjacent to City Hall. All who are friends of our goals are not only welcome, but encouraged to attend. With the Park District's recent 4-3 vote paving the way for major changes along West St. and the loss...

On Jan. 8 the park Board voted to ask the City for permission to uproot the southern garden plots and create an agreement with D203 concerning the use of athletic fields there. Andrew Shaffner attempted a motion of substitution, but only Ron Ory and Mary Wright joined him, producing the 4-3 result. The WSGPC believes the needs of student athletes a...

Date: Thursday Jan. 8th, 7PM (arrive 6:50 to sign up to speak) Place : City Hall At the urging of School Board 203, the Park Board of Directors will discuss whether or not to send a proposal to the City Council asking for permission to make a "major change" that we oppose to the Community Garden Plots. Park District staff has recommen...