What Makes Decatur Great
What Makes Decatur Great?
So, SO much!!
Take a look at this, and be sure to share with your family & friends......
Major improvements/activities since 2000:
Decatur Indoor Sports Center (DISC)
Progress City USA
Farm Progress Show: 7 and counting (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Redtail Run Golf Course
Massive renovations to MacArthur High School & Eisenhower High School
Macon County Animal Shelter: new facility
Central Park renovations
Scovill Sculpture Park
Dog Parks (Fairview Park, Nelson Park)
Expansion of West-side fitness trails
Overlook Adventure Miniature Golf
Midwest Inland Port (intermodal ramp)
Scovill Zoo: penguin exhibit
Decatur Memorial Hospital & St. Mary’s Hospital: continuing growth/expansion
Caterpillar Sculpture (22nd & Pershing)
Law Enforcement Training Facility
New Decatur Police Department HQ
Mid-State Soccer: phenomenal growth in program
Downtown Decatur beautification/revitalization
Lake Decatur dredging project
Millikin University: football field renovations
Millikin University: new softball field
Millikin University: University Commons project
Richland Community College: continuing growth & expansion (buildings & programs)
Lakefront improvements (Nelson Park): Beach House, docks
Scovill Oriental Garden renovation
Crossings Healthcare building (formerly CHIC)
Avon Theater: 100 Years!
Trees for Tomorrow Campaign (thanks CN Railroad!)
Dexter Fowler Field (at Hess Park)
Lights return to Staley Tower
Ropes Course (Nelson Park)
High-speed Fiber-Optic Broadband Network
Massive focus on improvements to sidewalks, streets, sewers
Fire Station renovations
Murals project
Street Art project
9-11 Memorial
In Planning / Under Development:(as of October 2017)
New “Welcome to Decatur” signs
Inner-city Neighborhood Revitalization
Childrens Museum of Illinois expansion
Lakefront Amphitheater (Nelson Park)
Scovill Zoo: expanded Zoo Train layout and new locomotive
Waterpark (Nelson Park)
911 Center
"America in Bloom" campaign
Millikin University: Center for Theater & Dance
East-side Beltway (??)
Brush College Overpass (??)
And so many "Social Successes"; a few.......
Judy Mason Thanksgiving Baskets
Arts in Central Park
Come Together Let’s Walk
Decatur Celebration: Illinois’ largest family street festival; 31 years and counting
WSOY Community Food Drive (12 hours: 1.4M# in 2016, 1.5M# in 2017)
Mercy Gardens (Good Samaritan Inn)
None of this possible without the Collaboration of many:
City of Decatur
Grow Decatur
Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Beautify Decatur Coalition
Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Decatur Park District
Decatur Area Arts Council
Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County
"Limitless" Campaign
Police/Sheriff/Fire
Social organizations
Churches
Howard Buffett Foundation
Media: Radio, TV, 2 newspapers
2 Hospitals
Schools/College/University
Neighborhood groups
Countless individuals
Countless businesses
Unions
So, SO much!!
Take a look at this, and be sure to share with your family & friends......
Major improvements/activities since 2000:
Decatur Indoor Sports Center (DISC)
Progress City USA
Farm Progress Show: 7 and counting (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
Redtail Run Golf Course
Massive renovations to MacArthur High School & Eisenhower High School
Macon County Animal Shelter: new facility
Central Park renovations
Scovill Sculpture Park
Dog Parks (Fairview Park, Nelson Park)
Expansion of West-side fitness trails
Overlook Adventure Miniature Golf
Midwest Inland Port (intermodal ramp)
Scovill Zoo: penguin exhibit
Decatur Memorial Hospital & St. Mary’s Hospital: continuing growth/expansion
Caterpillar Sculpture (22nd & Pershing)
Law Enforcement Training Facility
New Decatur Police Department HQ
Mid-State Soccer: phenomenal growth in program
Downtown Decatur beautification/revitalization
Lake Decatur dredging project
Millikin University: football field renovations
Millikin University: new softball field
Millikin University: University Commons project
Richland Community College: continuing growth & expansion (buildings & programs)
Lakefront improvements (Nelson Park): Beach House, docks
Scovill Oriental Garden renovation
Crossings Healthcare building (formerly CHIC)
Avon Theater: 100 Years!
Trees for Tomorrow Campaign (thanks CN Railroad!)
Dexter Fowler Field (at Hess Park)
Lights return to Staley Tower
Ropes Course (Nelson Park)
High-speed Fiber-Optic Broadband Network
Massive focus on improvements to sidewalks, streets, sewers
Fire Station renovations
Murals project
Street Art project
9-11 Memorial
In Planning / Under Development:(as of October 2017)
New “Welcome to Decatur” signs
Inner-city Neighborhood Revitalization
Childrens Museum of Illinois expansion
Lakefront Amphitheater (Nelson Park)
Scovill Zoo: expanded Zoo Train layout and new locomotive
Waterpark (Nelson Park)
911 Center
"America in Bloom" campaign
Millikin University: Center for Theater & Dance
East-side Beltway (??)
Brush College Overpass (??)
And so many "Social Successes"; a few.......
Judy Mason Thanksgiving Baskets
Arts in Central Park
Come Together Let’s Walk
Decatur Celebration: Illinois’ largest family street festival; 31 years and counting
WSOY Community Food Drive (12 hours: 1.4M# in 2016, 1.5M# in 2017)
Mercy Gardens (Good Samaritan Inn)
None of this possible without the Collaboration of many:
City of Decatur
Grow Decatur
Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Beautify Decatur Coalition
Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Decatur Park District
Decatur Area Arts Council
Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County
"Limitless" Campaign
Police/Sheriff/Fire
Social organizations
Churches
Howard Buffett Foundation
Media: Radio, TV, 2 newspapers
2 Hospitals
Schools/College/University
Neighborhood groups
Countless individuals
Countless businesses
Unions
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