Quincy Park District

It will not be long until the grass will be getting green and children will be playing outside.

Quincy Park District and Quincy University are bringing back Future Hawk Camp.

In January of 2013 the Quincy Park District announced that their new park on Bonansinga Drive would be known as Lincoln Park. The Park District had asked the public to submit names to be considered and you can’t go wrong with the name of Lincoln. I had submitted the name of Elvin Tappe. So Elvin lost out to Lincoln, but so did Steven Douglas.

The Quincy Park District is inviting the public to attend a Bridge Committee meeting to comment and ask questions about the course of action to be taken with the Quinsippi Island Bridge.

Ameren Illinois has contributed $10,000 to the Trees for Tomorrow campaign to help the City of Quincy replace trees that were destroyed by a mid-July storm. Ameren Illinois made the announcement at a news conference this morning at Madison Park in Quincy.

The Quincy Park District will now offer a Quench Buggy for use at community events. This will be unveiled to the public on Wednesday, October 7 at 10 a.m. at the Park District office.

The Quincy Park District and the QU University Athletic Department have good news. The Quincy University Athletic Department is bringing back the Future Hawk Sports Camp this winter starting on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. The Camp runs 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday nights from October 7 to November 11 at the QU Health and Fitness Center.

The Quincy Park District is facing a dilemma. Where do they come up with the money needed to replace the Quinsippi Island Bridge. The bridge is in need of costly repairs or total replacement. A new bridge could cost as much as $5 million.

Trees for Tomorrow, The City of Quincy and the Quincy Park District are teaming up after the July storms.

The August "Lunch in the Park" with Quincy Mayor Kyle Moore is set for August 18th from noon to 1 p.m.  in Washington Park located at 5th and Maine Streets in Quincy.  This is the final in a series of summer lunches that were scheduled during 2015.