HYDE PARK — Wadsworth Elementary School’s asphalt schoolyard will be replaced with a garden and play areas.
The City Council on Wednesday approved $500,000 in TIF funding toward the $1.5 million project between the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and the Chicago Department of Water Management.
The project will convert the paved lot at 6650 S. Ellis Ave. into a new multifunctional space.
Above ground, the space will feature outdoor classroom, garden and play areas.
Below ground, the city will install a system to better handle stormwater, which now drains off the asphalt and into the sewers.
The project is part of the Space to Grow program, a city partnership with the Healthy Schools Campaign and Openlands.
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