ALTON - The Gordon Moore Park renovations appear right on track, despite the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The renovations have gone in phases a big recent component has been revitalization of the Gordon Moore Park turf soccer fields. The park has two new turf surfaces on fields three and four. Field three is a combination soccer and football multi-use field for local youth and field four is a tournament-size soccer field on which IHSA-sanctioned play can occur.

Pedestrian access pads are also being installed at the Gordon Moore Park. The entrance to Gordon Moore Park is coming along quite nicely, Alton Public Works Director Bob Barnhart said. We have had some delays with IDOT approvals of materials related to traffic control lights, but overall, it is going quite well.

Alton Mayor Brant Walker said the park additions will make this already premier area sports park even more appealing.

The park restoration is part of a project that the parks department partnered with the Gordon Moore Park Restoration Committee to raise funds for new concession and the all-inclusive playground area. Walker said it is wonderful to have the all-inclusive area. The work at the park has occurred simultaneously with the CMAQ Grant for which the city is receiving a $900,000 for widening and improving the entrance to the park and related park.

The artificial turf enables us to save on field maintenance expenses and many man-hours that would be spent treating, mowing and planting fields, Michael Haynes, Alton Director of Parks and Recreation, said.

The park field renovations, concession stand, entrance and all should be a huge plus for sports marking in the region, Mayor Walker said. At 1 p.m. on July 14, Altons future Prospect League Baseball team will announce the new team name at Lloyd Hopkins Field at Gordon Moore Park, which has been selected from about 1,000 community entries. There is also excitement surrounding the Prospect team, expected to begin play in 2021.

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