Julia de Burgos Park in Logan Square will be expanded onto an adjacent alley through a financing plan approved today by City Council.

The $105,000 project at 1805 N. Albany Ave. will be funded through Open Space Impact Fees, which are assessed to new residential projects to help finance park-related improvements in each of Chicago's 77 community areas.

The funds will reimburse the Department of Planning and Development and the Chicago Park District for costs involving utility relocation, environmental clean-up and the installation of grass and fencing. The 460-square-foot alley formerly served a residential lot the city acquired at 1808 N. Whipple St.

Named for the Puerto Rican poet and opened in 2008, Julia de Burgos Park serves as one of 12 access points to the Chicago Park District's elevated 606 Park & Trail system.

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