Almost eighteen months after Maywood voters approved a referendum extending the park district’s reach to the village boundaries, the Maywood Board of Trustees unanimously approved an agreement for transferring title for five Maywood parks to the Maywood Park District.   This action, taken at Tuesday’s board meeting, is contingent upon acceptance of the agreement by the Maywood Park District.
 
Parks affected are:  Connor-Heise Memorial Park, 10th Avenue and Washington; Lexington Park, 5th Avenue and Lexington; Bataan Park, 22nd Avenue and Lexington; Winfield-Scott Park, 19th Avenue and Maywood Drive; and Tot Lot Park, 4th Avenue and Huron. 
 
According to the agreement, title ownership for the aforementioned parks would be conveyed to the Maywood Park District along with the responsibility for insuring, maintaining, providing security for and operating those facilities. 
 
“The Village of Maywood, in accordance with the wishes of its residents, has taken another definitive step to enhance recreation activities provided by the Maywood Park District,” declared Mayor Henderson Yarbrough.  “With this official action now being taken, both governmental units are better able to provide the services expected by Maywood residents.  We will continue to work with the park district to provide the highest quality of life for the village of Maywood,” he concluded.