09/15/2026
Be on the look out for Morton Park District staff at this year's Pumpkin Festival. In 2027 we will be paying off the Bonds that the taxpayers approved in 2009 for the construction of the Morton Pool! We believe we've delivered on the promises we made you all to keep the Morton Pool a Clean, Safe, Family Friendly, and Affordable facility for our community. We had around 30,000 swimmers during this past 2026 summer swim season.
At the November 3rd election, we'll be asking the voters to do something similar. The Morton Park District will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2027, and we're asking to invest in our parks once again. This Capital Investment Project would see significant additions and improvements throughout the Park System WITHOUT raising your taxes. These new bonds would simply replace the Pool Bonds that we'll be paying off.
Almost every park property throughout the Park System would see improvements and additions with the capstone project being a new Community Splash Pad to be constructed by the Morton Pool! This splash pad would allow our community members to have a free place to cool off even after the Morton Pool has closed for the season during these HOT August & September days after school is back in session.
Again, we would be able to accomplish additions and improvements at all of the listed parks WITHOUT raising your Morton Park District taxes.
We will be holding two informational meetings at Freedom Hall (10/14 & 10/27) when we get a little closer to the election (11/3) where we can answer any questions you may have about this referendum. That being said, if you see any of us out and about during this year's Pumpkin Festival, feel free to say hi, and ask any questions you may have. We'd be happy to help you feel as informed as possible when the time comes to step into the voting booth!
We hope everyone enjoys the Pumpkin Festival this week. We'll enjoy seeing you all on Festival Grounds!
