After discussing on and off for about six years what to do with the band shell at Butler Lake in Libertyville, the village board last week approved a $31,000 contract with a local construction company to tear the sagging structure down, according to the Daily Herald.
Dale Harris, a local drummer, got the ball rolling on the band shell in the 1960s when a variety of musical groups played there, but in recent years, its only use has been a once-a-year appearance by the Libertyville Village Band prior to the Fourth of July fireworks show, according to the article.
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