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Glen Carbon Board rejects canopy bid at Schon Park then approves alternative

By Editor | December 7, 2025 |

By Kathy Turner For the second time this year, the Glen Carbon Board faced a roadblock in securing a shade canopy for the playground at Schon Park. The first bid letting received no bids for the project. The re-bid brought just one bid for $187,000 – far above the $35,000 the village received from the…