Fox Chase Boulevard Median Foundation

thank you to our donors

We would like to thank Aintree Community Association, the Townes of Fox Chase and the 206 donors who contributed to our 2024 fundraising campaign.  We deeply appreciate your financial support and kind words of encouragement.  All proceeds are used to fund maintenance and improvements to the median areas along Fox Chase Boulevard.  Here is a copy of our fundraising letter that we mailed last fall which provides additional information about our efforts to care for the boulevard median.

Spring Maintenance Plans/flowers at the entrance

As the weather warms up, Sitarz Landscape crews will perform typical spring maintenance activities such as cleaning up the landscape beds, applying weed control, trimming, edging and cutting back grasses and perennials where needed.  We will again be planting red whopper begonias at the Dunham Road entrance in late May. No new plantings are planned this year, but we will be closely monitoring the 100+ new plants installed last year and will be watering when necessary. We used drought tolerant plants which should reduce the need for watering.

CITY Brush Pickup dates

Brush pickup dates for eligible residents on the East Side are on April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, Aug 18, Sept 15, Oct 20 and Nov 17. We encourage homeowners to adhere to local ordinances and place brush and leaves on the parkway, in the front of your house or along the frontage where refuse/recycling is collected. We ask residents to not place brush piles, leaves or yard waste along the Fox Chase Boulevard parkway. See the article below for more information. The Median Foundation reports inappropriate brush/yard waste placement incidents to the City of St. Charles using the St. Charles Connect website.

MEDIAN FOUNDATION IN THE NEWS

In December 2021 the Fox Chase Boulevard Median Foundation was featured in a Daily Herald newspaper article. Earlier articles can also be found in the Daily Herald and the St. Charles Living magazine. Additional information about the Median Foundation can also be found by clicking here to see our press release in 2018 describing how a grassroots effort successfully transformed and preserved a community focal point.

City Takes Action to Eliminate Brush Piles

The City of St. Charles has taken steps to address the unsightly piles of brush and yard waste that accumulate along Fox Chase Boulevard and elsewhere in the City. Here is a quick summary of the actions the City has taken in response to concerns expressed by the Median Foundation and other residents in the community:

• The City revised the Brush Pick-up ordinance (8.24.030), which is posted on the City's website and regularly communicated in the Den Newsletter. Brush must be placed on the address side of the parkway where the garbage is gathered. These guidelines apply to all residents in the City of St. Charles that are eligible to participate in the Brush Pick-up program. Click here for a copy of the revised 8.24.030 ordinance - revised pickup language is in the first paragraph [Section 1.1.1] of the ordinance.

• The City continues to reinforce the guidelines by sending letters and/or contacting residents living near locations where brush/leaves are inappropriately placed along the Boulevard parkway.

Median Foundation Board Members applaud the steps taken by City administrators and fully support their commitment to maintain the beauty of Fox Chase Boulevard and other parkway areas in the City. We encourage neighbors to contact the Public Works Department at (630) 377-4405 (email: pw@stcharlesil.gov) or contact a Median Foundation Board Member to report residents that do not follow the Brush Pick-up guidelines.