Crystal Lake Receives Governor's Hometown Award
City receives state honor for building Three Oaks Recreation Area.
The city of Crystal Lake has been named a recipient of the 2012 Governor's Hometown Award, Mayor Aaron Shepley announced on Tuesday. The city was named a Project Winner by the state for work done converting Vulcan Lakes gravel pit into Three Oaks Recreation Area. Crystal Lake was selected from competing communities with populations of 25,001 to 70,000 for the award, according to the state. "That's a very high honor to receive," Shepley said at the city council meeting. "This award reflects on the staff- they poured their heart and soul into this project, and so did (Councilman) Mr. Dawson.....This will be a facility that will continued to be enjoyed for decades to come." In 1991, Vulcan Materials proposed donating the 500-acre property …
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John Walsh
9:47 am on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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