The park district should buy the now vacant Mohr property. This will allow them to build their long desired indoor pool with plenty of room for parking. In addition, the village could close one block of Lexington Street and Maple Park could be expanded to the north. The Park District is always reminding us that we need more parks.
According to the Journal article [Mohr Concrete site in foreclosure, News, March 19], the cost of the Mohr property should only be around $4,000,000. This is a large amount, but it is surely less than it would cost to build anywhere else unless they use property they already own.
Stanley Birnbaum
Oak Park