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Oswegoland Park District names new executive director · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswegiland Park District names new executive director. This article is
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  Longtime Oswegiland Park District employee Chad Fealdoto has been named
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  as the district's new executive director. Faldoto replaces former executive
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  director Tom Bettsinger, who was charged last July with allegedly
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  attempting to run over a person with his pickup truck
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  in Yorkville and driving under the influence of alcohol. Bettsinger
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  resigned from his post. The person whom Bettsinger allegedly attempted
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  to run over while driving under the influence of alcohol
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  told Yorkville police that he did not know bett Singer.
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  A motive is not known, and the victim was not injured.
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  For the past few months, retired parks and recreation professional
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  Jim Ruter had been serving as the district's interim executive
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  director while the district conducted a search for a new
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  executive director. Faldado started with the ysby leagal Land Park
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  District in two thousand and six as park planner. Prior
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  to being appointed executive director, he served as the district's
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  Director of Parks and planning. Chad's long standing commitment to
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  Oswegoland and his deep understanding of our community make him
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  the right leader for this role. Oswegiland Park Board President
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  Dave Barron said in a news release, we are confident
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  in his ability to guide the district forward while continuing
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  to build on the strong foundation already in place. Feldoto
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  was honored by the appointment. I'm grateful for the trust
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  of the board and look forward to continuing our work
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  to provide exceptional parks, programs and facilities for the community,
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  he said. Last year marked the park District's seventy fifth anniversary.
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  The park district was established by referendum in April nineteen fifty.
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  The park District serves more than sixty six thousand people,
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  including all of Oswego, parts of Montgomery, Aurora and Plainfield,
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  and all of Boulder Hill b