Another Step Taken To Create A Jo Daviess County Park

The Jo Daviess County Board is pushing forward a proposal to establish a county park. Last week, the county board voted, 15-2, to establish an ad-hoc committee to develop a plan for purchasing a 100-acre property that will later be converted to a public park. The committee will work with the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation in creating the plan, which it will then present to the county board. The potential property is located near Elizabeth and Hanover and is currently owned by local resident Brad Petersburg. Petersburg, who bought the property 10 years ago, said he intends to sell the parcel but is interested in the county turning it into a public amenity.