PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Park District Executive Director announced numerous changes to Peoria Park District buildings and activities at the Wednesday night board meeting.
Gov. Pritkzer announced the return to tier three mitigation Tuesday with changes going into effect Friday at midnight.
“We have spent [Tuesday] afternoon and all day [Wednesday] trying to figure out partially what some of the regulations mean and how they apply to our district,” said Cahill.
According to Cahill, all essential functions of the park district will continue. In addition, the park district is continuing to require employees to wear face coverings while outside of individual work spaces and anytime when physical distancing is not possible.
All parks and trails will remain open to the public with a maximum group size of 10, per the new guidance from Pritzker.
IDPH and Gov. Pritkzer are also requiring face coverings for group recreation activities, so the Peoria Park District will continue to strongly suggest people do so when at a park or trail, according to Cahill.
The other COVID mitigations being put in place by the park district are as follows:
Camp Wokanda: Indoor Rentals in cabins and lodges is suspended. Outdoor tent camping for families with group sizes of less than 10 will be offered for now.
Forest Park Nature Center: All trails remain open; the retail shop open at 25% capacity. Field trips with a group size larger than 10 will be cancelled.
Lakeview Recreation Center: Closed to the public. Will continue to support YMCA programming; dance classes held at the facility will be hosted virtually.
Logan Recreation Center: Continue Moonlight Coaltion for Adult Learning classes with maximum of 10 students and teachers per group. Staff is using Zoom to keep classes going and limit in-person contacts.
Noble Center for Park Administration: Closed to the public. Staff will answer phones from 9 a.m. to p.m. on weekdays.
Owens Recreation Center: Closed to the public. Usage will be limited to individual skating lessons.
Peoria Park District Golf: Advance reservations are required at ppdgolf.org or by phone. Golf Learning Center indoor hitting area closed.
Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum: Remains closed to the public.
Peoria Zoo: Advanced online tickets are required. Members do not have to purchase tickets in advance but need to have their membership card and photo ID at the front desk. Capacity limited to 25%.
Proctor Recreation Center: DREAM squared after-school program will continue with maximum of 10 students in a learning group; the facility will keep the weight room open with compressed hours and max capacity of four users at any time. The building will be closed the week of Nov. 23.
RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center: Member use only. 25% maximum capacity. Usage limited to individual training, cardio/exercise, and lap swimming (lessons will be postponed). Face coverings required everywhere but pool. Locker rooms will be closed for showering and changing clothes.
