River Forest to build a pocket park quickly and at low cost

River Forest to build a pocket park quickly and at low cost

River Forest officials are moving forward with a plan to turn a parking lot across from Village Hall into a park called Heritage Square by this summer. The project, budgeted at $100,000, was approved 5-0 by the village board at the May 11 meeting. Katie Brennan did not attend. Costs for equipment rental, construction debris disposal, topsoil, concrete, landscaping, benches, electrical work, a drinking fountain and fencing are estimated at $70,00…