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...

A special WSGPC meeting to discuss recent events concerning the Community Garden Plots will take place on Wednesday Nov.19th at 7PM at the home of Tom and Denise O'Hale, 620 W. Gartner Ave. just east of the Hobson West swim club. Please read the full story for some of the many reasons to help us save a valuable and active Naperville tradition! All ...

The previously scheduled WSGPC regular fall membership meeting will still take place on Nov. 12th, but will begin at 8 PM instead of 7:30 to allow for attendance at the Garden Plot Community Engagement meeting. The West St. Coalition's meeting will be held in the board room of Naperville Township's Administration Building on Water St. which is a ve...

WSGPC Board and founding member Elaine Fisher has created a new website now advertised in the "Naperville Sun". www.napergardens.com has a tremendous amount of information for those who want to see the nearly 600 plots on West St. continue to honor the intentions of Caroline Martin Mitchell. Public meetings begin Oct.29th. The school dist...

We have a new link on WSGPC.org. It is www.PC1740.com - Those opposed to the annexation and development on Plank Rd. have a new website. Get involved!

Now that the land has been all but purchased, what wil the park district do at Hobson West Ponds? All sorts of possibilities exist, and your first chance to voice an opinion is an open house Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. It will be held at the Nichols Library in their large meeting room. Nichols is located at 200 W. Jefferson Ave. Commun...

After more than four years of public process, with countless twists and turns that could never have been anticipated, four Naperville Park District Commissioners voted Thursday to purchase the land between the Hobson West Ponds. The new Hobson West Ponds Park, envisioned as early as 2004 when the key issue appeared one of re-zoning, will be a 15-ac...

According to widely cirrculated press reports, Crestview Builders has made a most generous offer to the Naperville Park District to sell the land needed to create a beautiful 15-acre Park at the Ponds of Hobson West Ponds. According to reports, the Park District will have 30 days from the date of the offer during which the parcel can be obtained fo...

Thursday September 4th, 7PM at the home of Tom and Denise O'Hale (620 W. Gartner in Hobson West). An informal social gathering and meeting to plan strategy for protecting the Garden Plots if the Park District moves ahead on plans to eliminate the northern plots. All are invited, with gardeners especially welcome.  ...

WIth the Naperville Jaycee's theme of "Restore our green Earth" in mind, the Coalition will once again march in the Last Fling Labor Day parade! We are #41 and will line up along 5th Avenue west of Mill St. (near Naperville North) at 9:30 on Monday Sept. 1st. Come out and march with us or cheer our message of saving open space, the Garden...

The regular summer meeting of the WSGPC will take place Wednesday evening, August 13^th at 7:30 PM in the board room of Naperville Township's Administration Building (139 Water St.).

Concluding a year and a half long process originally driven by District 203, a final Mitchell property workshop was held June 19th. Numerous individuals representing several groups turned out, almost all in opposition to a Park District idea to eliminate 360 garden plots. Read the many reasons the WSGPC thinks displacing the Community Garden Plots ...

Seemingly contradicting a recent press release, the Park District June 12th read a prepared statement indicating negotiations for the aquisition of the Ponds of Hobson West would be terminated. Reasons cited for the impasse were legal in nature. During the year and a half since the issue moved from the City Council to the Park District, a discussio...

Four years since the pubic debate over the future of the Hobson West Ponds begin, and nearly two years since the debate begin to change from a rezoning issue to a debate over the best possible land use, the Park District Board issued the following statement after a special closed session Thursday May 22nd: Naperville Park District and The Ponds of...

A meeting will take place at 7PM at the home of Tom and Denise O'Hale, 620 W. Gartner in Hobson West. The purpose will be to plan strategies for saving open space in Naperville, including ways to make the Park at the Ponds of Hobson West a reality, and to prevent the loss of open space at the Community Garden Plots. A professional survey to indicat...

All members, gardeners, and friends of the Coalition are invited to spend part of a beautiful spring Saturday morning at Naperville’s Community Garden Plots. We will meet at our “Plant a Row for the Hungry” collection booth (easy to spot from West St.) at 9AM for coffee, light refreshments and pleasant conversation.  At about...

The regularly scheduled spring WSGPC Board of Directors meeting will take place Wednesday April 23rd, 7:30-9PM at Naperville Township’s Administrative Offices (135 Water St.) The meeting is conducted by the Board, but open to all members and interested individuals. In addition to discussing progress made towards establishing the Park at the P...