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Ideas Wall

Welcome to the Wheaton Park District Ideas Wall! Please provide your feedback on Programs, Activities & Events, Parks & Open Space, Guest Experience, Health & Wellness, and Accessibility & Inclusion. Pin your ideas to the relevant topic and let’s work together to shape the future of the Wheaton Park District. (max 140 characters).

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26 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

An indoor tennis facility. Many other communities nearby have amazing park district indoor swim, tennis and workout facilities.

26 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

More LEGO and coding programs. They seem to be only offered during the summer - would love the see them throughout the year.

25 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Go for a referendum to make all of these comments happen! Wheaton is desirable because of our AMAZING park & school system! Great work WPD!!

25 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Work within the WPD budget: WPD residents have no interest in higher park district taxes for big capital projects.

25 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Fix summer camp signup. It’s frustrating when you log in before 12am & the system won’t let you register before 12:07 & you get waitlisted.

25 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Please improve our baseball facilities. We have shared practice fields, cancelled games bc they don’t drain. Too much $ to play for that.

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Improve field conditions for all outdoor sports. Improve indoor training facilities and add additional facilities to accommodate teams.

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Prioritize the outdoor sports fields. Work towards getting them up to higher standards than they currently are at.

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

New watermark by Blanchar new building with lazy river and more slides

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Indoor swimming pool Water aerobics for adults

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

WPD is not taking care of its playing fields. Many of the fields are currently unusable or in terrible shape due to mismanagement.

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Save money by having the park district, the city, the school district and the township share equipment and maintenance facilities.

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Turf baseball fields with mounds and dugouts like EVERY surrounding park district has, its embarrassing at this point

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

WPD WILL lose youth athletics to surrounding PDs due to our lack of irrigation and usable space. Youth sports bring in the most $$, invest

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

I would love to see our youth athletic facilities enhanced to match surrounding park districts. WPD baseball is always canceled due to rain

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Better field conditions for baseball fields. Wheaton should also have a turf field.

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Recycled all cans and bottles at Arrowhead golf course!

24 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Puzzle competitions!

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Expand the idea of the Prairie Patch expanded to other park spaces in the city: natural, moveable play materials and pleasant natural areas.

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

I would love to see the floating docks at Lincoln Marsh improved. The signage is great but the docks are unsightly and awkward.

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Our PPF facility is a “GEM” 🙌 I have exercised in 100–150 gyms over past 60 years. Ours is the BEST for fitness snd health wellbeing.

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

We all walk outside more due to work from home status. Please clear the PAVED walking paths in the WINTER months for more access.

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

To maintain quality travel programs for Warriors Baseball and Wheaton United greatly improved outdoor and indoor facilities are needed!

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

A dog park!

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Increase the price of non-resident signups for activities. Sometimes it's only a few dollars difference - other park districts charge $30+!

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Indoor water parks for the long winters. Longer (earlier admission time) hours for Rice Pool when in season.

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Indoor bathrooms at Northside park. Splash pad in Wheaton!

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Pottery is hard to access for regular people- it's too expensive to do alone. Fund pottery & add later class times for those who commute!

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Fix the Wheaton theater!!! Bring back movies and also use it for concerts and events!!

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Turf baseball fields with proper drainage and batting cages

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Splash pad near downtown Wheaton train station.

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Many devoted outdoor swimmers would like Rice Pool to maintain longer hours up to and including Labor Day. It's hot in late August !

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

More resources/funding/space/wheels for the pottery studi

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Outreach to low income families to include them in all activities. We have a diverse community that's NOT represented in WPD activities.

23 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Investment in better draining athletic fields, specifically baseball/softball. Adding grass infields and/or an upgraded playing surfaces.

22 April, 2025

Anonymous says:

Have more ideas for birthday parties. It is so expensive having kids parties it would be great to have wheaton park district as a destinatio