LaSalle Rotary Park
Recreational Park Design
City of LaSalle Illinois recreational park design located north of Rt 6 and west of I-39.
Designed by Anthony S. Morelli, Senior Landscape Architect at the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana
Park Layout Committee
-Don Spayer
-Andy Bacidore
-Jeff Leszczynski
-Debbie Pohar
-Pam Broviak
-Art Washkowiak
Recreational Park Program
Baseball Fields
-1 Minor/Instructional League
-1 Little League
-1 Junior/Senior League
Softball Fields
-2 for girls- same size- 200-225ft
-2 for Adults ( 1 mens 1 womens)
Central Concession/Restroom Building
-Buildings consisting of concrete block construction
-Building includes programed meeting room
Wooded area/Picnic area
-Shelters
-Fully equiped playground
Maintenance/Storage Building
-Set aside- away from diamond complex
-Building includes area for recreational storage
Amphitheater
-Amphitheater to be located on bottom of existing hill
-Should seat over 2,000 people
Location of Site
-Yellow represents 52 acres to be developed into Rotary Park
-Red represents 110 + acres donated by Illinois Cement Company that will be turned into Prairie Perserve
Existing Site
-Parcel 4 will be purchased by city and turned into recreational programming for family activities
Site Requirements
¨1 Minor/Instructional League Field 200ft
¨1 Little League 200+ft
¨1 Junior/Senior League 300+ft
¨2 Girls Softball Fields 200+ft
¨2 Adult (men & women) Softball Fields 225+ft
¨Central Concession Stand
¨Playground Area
¨Picnic Area
¨Appropriate Storage/Maintenance Area
¨Sufficient Parking and Cirrculation
¨Restrooms
¨Dog Park
Site Considerations
-Topography map: each line represents a 10 foot elevation change
-Analysis: site is relatively steep on western and southern side
-Rotary Park will be located in the center of the 6 TIF districts that are planned for future growth of city
Site Photos
Working Concept
-Northeast mens/boys diamonds, 92 unit parking lot, ADA accessible playground, picnic/shelter area by trees, liesure paths through trees, & large and small dog park
-Northwest girls diamonds, 2,000 person amphitheater, storage, batting cages, & restrooms
-Southest senior league/high school diamond, grand entrance, 170 unit parking lot, concession stand, & multi-purpose soccer field
-Potentially Amphitheater's view over existing valley towards the city of LaSalle
Prairie Preserve Park
-110+ acres of land donated by Illinois Cement Company to be turned into a prairie preserve park adjacent to Rotary Park
Location of Site
Site Considerations
-Topography of site
Site Photos
Site Concept
-Restored Prairie with 4.1 miles of paths, 20 acre stocked lake, observation decks, pavilions, event pavilions for weddings, & 100 unit parking lot
-Park ideal for large scale cross country meets, preferably IHSA state cross country meet
-20 acre lake, fully stocked, paddle boat, & canoeing
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