The Park and Recreation Master Plan was passed by the Village Board on October 23, 2007. Please be aware that the Plan document, linked below, is very large (about 48MB).
Park and Recreation Master Plan (PDF 48MB)
A copy of the Plan is also available for review at the Village Administration office.
Planning New Parks
A reorganized Parks & Recreation Committee began meeting in November of 2005 to plan and develop a park system for the Village.
Since incorporation, the Village has received five park sites from developers (in the Meadowview West, Erin Hills, Kingston Hills, Glenview Walk Estates, and Stonebridge Woods subdivisions) and began to accumulate cash donations from developers in an amount that will allow the development of some of the park sites.
Park Donation Ordinance
One of the first actions by the Parks & Recreation Committee was to recommend changes to the Village's Park Donation Ordinance. This ordinance requires developers who subdivide land in Homer Glen to donate 11 acres of buildable land for each 1,000 people, or the Village may require a cash payment in lieu of land. The two major changes to the ordinance were to increase the value of a buildable acre from $100,000 to $160,000 for the calculation of cash payments and to require a developer to turnover any park sites in a development within three years following approval of the final plat or once 75% of the lots are occupied, whichever is sooner.
OSLAD Grant for Erin Hills Park Site
The Village is preparing a grant application to obtain funds from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The proposed project will enlarge and develop the Erin Hills Subdivision park site, located on S. Dublin Drive west of Parker Road. This park is along the Long Run Creek.
A preliminary site plan is being prepared for a May 19, 2008 public meeting, to be held at the Village Hall at 7:30 PM. Comments are being accepted on the plan through May 29, 2008.
The Village should learn in early 2009 whether its application has been approved and could then proceed with construction.
Kingston Hills Park
Homer Glen's first neighborhood park is on the drawing boards and should be constructed on Carlton Lane in the Kingston Hills Subdivision before the end of 2006. It abuts a walking/biking path to be constructed between 151st Street and Martingale Lane. The Village has hired a landscape architect to design this park. The Park & Recreation Committee expects to present a preliminary plan for public review and comment during July 2006. This park will be built using developer donations from the Village's Park Fund.