After appointing Blake Severs as park director last Tuesday, the Macomb Park Board also named him board secretary.
Chris Frankhauser was appointed assistant secretary.
Park Board President Neil Armstrong noted Severs is only the fourth park director since the district’s founding in 1947. The previous directors were Alred “Buck” Knowles (retired 1988), Ray Peterson (retired 2017), and Rachel Lenz, who resigned earlier this year to lead the Urbana Park District. Severs joined the district in 2023 as superintendent of support services and security.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Severs reported that renovations at Patton Park are nearing completion. He said ceramics class registration at Lakeview Nature Center closed August 11, generating $11,000 in fees, with 30 calls on the final day, according to Frankhauser.
Severs added that all students attending high school or college were admitted at half-price on August 23 at the Ball Fore Family Recreation Center.
