Cunliff Park Reopening Celebration is September 12

Submitted by the Glenview Park District

A reopening celebration is planned from 9-10 a.m. on Saturday, September 12 at Cunliff Park, 540 Echo Lane, which was closed while work connected with a major east Glenview flood relief project was undertaken this year by the village of Glenview. In conjunction with the stormwater project, the Glenview Park District renovated the playground area and fieldhouse and added a covered picnic area.

“Working with the Village, the Glenview Park District was able to renovate Cunliff Park while flooding mitigation was being implemented,” said James Warnstedt, Superintendent of Park and Facility Services. “Cunliff Park now has a new playground — with equipment for both tots and older kids — a picnic pavilion, a renovated fieldhouse with ADA improvements, upgraded appliances and enhanced landscaping throughout the park.”

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As part of the project, a lift station and backup generator were installed in Cunliff Park that will pump stormwater into the river during major rain events. Another lift station and backup generator were also installed at 815 Harms Road.

New 84-inch storm sewers were constructed under Harms Road to provide for stormwater conveyance and detention. Harms Road was closed to traffic north of Glenview Road to Wilmette Avenue for the construction work.

Backflow prevention devices were installed at three storm sewer outfalls to prevent the river from backing into the local neighborhood.

Through an intergovernmental agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, $6 million in cost sharing was provided, which will cover more than half the cost of the project. The Village also entered into an agreement with Cook County to secure $2 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery grant funds for the project.