Portage Park District acquires Towner’s Woods after decades leasing from the county

Lake Pippen at Towner’s Woods Photo by Jon Ridinger

Portage Park District acquires Towner’s Woods after decades leasing from the county

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Portage County commissioners this month turned over 170 acres of Towner’s Woods to the Portage Park District, which had been leasing and maintaining it since the mid-1990s. 

Under the lease, the district had been paying the county $1 per year.

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