Palatine Park District Requests Special Referendum for Luge Track
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The Palatine Park District is requesting a special referendum for the purchase of land and for the construction of a Luge Track. The site currently being considered for the Luge Track is the old Menard’s store in the Northeast section on Palatine. The location has been mostly vacant since 2006 when Menards relocated to their current Long Grove location. The property was purchased by the village of Palatine for $8 millions dollars in the Fall of 2009.
Luge is a widely popular sport in Switzerland and the Norwegian countries in Europe. In Luge, athletes ride a one or two person sled down an artificial icy track. “Lugers”, as they are known, can reach speeds of 80-90 miles per hour.
Palatine Park District officials say that the popularity of Luging is dramatically increasing and that many nearby communities have already built Luge tracks. “Palatine is losing a revenue opportunity as many of our residents are going to other communities or Luging Clubs to find Luge Tracks”, says Palatine Park District Commissioner, Terry Ruff. The referendum is for $22 million, which would include the cost of purchasing the land from the Village of Palatine along with the cost of building the Luge Track.
A strong proponent for building the Luge Track is Palatine resident Lute Lundgrend. “In my native Sweden, every town has a Luge Track. It helps build character in our children and is a sense of community pride as towns challenge each other in Luging Tournaments in quest for the prized Frackförening Luging Cup. When asked about the safety issues with Luging, Lute admitted “there is some risk involved in luging, but fatalities have dropped in Sweden since 2015 when children under 12 were required to wear a helmet”.
A frequent vocal opponent of everything in Palatine, Jeremy Tedesco, said “I am adamantly opposed to building a Luge Track unless the Palatine Park District provides a separate changing area for “those Lugers” “.
A public forum to discuss the referendum will be held Thursday January 11th at 801 W Palatine Rd, Palatine, IL
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