Community Meeting: New Oak Park Gymnastics Center

Officials with the are inviting residents to an upcoming meeting where they'll unveil plans for a new gymnastics facility.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20 at the upper level of the , 49 Lake Street.

Earlier:

The new gymnastics center, made possible by the Park District's Oct. 2011 purchase of an old Aldi grocery store, will relieve the years-long problem of overcrowding at the Hedges Administrative Center, 218 Madison St., where young gymnasts, buildings and grounds workers and park district administrative staffers battle for the 17,000 square-feet of space.

TribLocal reports the district's gymnastics program "serves an average of 1,400 students each season with as many as 100 to 200 students on a waiting list."

The park board will spend an estimated $6.7 million tearing down the Aldi building, constructing a new gymnastics center and renovating the space at 218 Madison St.

The park district has compiled a timeline of the project, which you can view here.

Be sure to check out our series, which outlines renovation plans — and costs — for parks in Oak Park.