West Side Park construction running on time

Alderman Sarah Mettille updated the rest of the Morris City Council on July 1 about West Side Park: The project is running well and on time.

Mettille said work on the ball field is ongoing, but the concrete is poured behind it, and the skate park only needs a few finishing touches.

West Side Park will feature an additional baseball diamond, pickleball courts, new playground equipment, bean bag courts, a picnic pavilion and a completely redesigned skate park. Construction will start after the park closes and should be finished in early 2025.

Morris was awarded a $600,000 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Grant back in March 2023 for the upgrades, which totals about $1.7 million with the city’s matching of grant funds and some additional features for the park.

The park is expected to be finished by the spring.