Splash Pad Expansion at Sunset, Other LITH Park Improvements Proposed

An expanded splash pad at Sunset Park and a boat pier at Barbara Key Park in Lake in the Hills are among the changes up for approval before the Lake in the Hills Village Board Thursday evening.

The splash pad expansion at Sunset Park, 5200 Miller Road, would be placed next to the existing splash pad at the park and is meant to attract children ages 7 to 10 years old, according to village of LITH documents.

If the board approves the new parks master plan Thursday, planning would begin on the splash pad with construction expected to start after Sept. 1 of this year, according to the village board packet.

The revised parks master plan also includes the addition of a boat pier at Barbara Key Park and increased parking at Sunset Park, Leroy Guy Park, 200 S. Annandale Drive, and the Bark Park, 9207 Haligus Road, according to village documents.

Other changes to area parks proposed in the parks plan includes: adding a bags game at Avalon Park, 5395 Avalon Drive, and Barbara Key Park, 9191 Pyott Road; doing away with a proposed sledding hill at Linda K. Fischer Park, 5962 Grafton Farm Drive; and upgarding an outdoor fireplace at Larsen Park, 1211 Pyott Road, to deter vandalism, according to the village board packet. 

The Lake in the Hills Village Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at village hall, 600 Harnish Drive.