Lake County Parks buys almost 100 acres in Schererville

SCHERERVILLE — Over the next few years, almost 100 acres on the edge of Schererville will be transformed into a space for environmental education, prairie restoration and stormwater management. Nestled between 77th and 85th avenues near the Pennsy Greenway Trail and Lake Hills Park, most of the 99.3 acres have sat unused since the owners stopped farming in the 1980s. The Lake County Parks Department has been in talks with the owners for several years and finally bought the property in December. Multiple developers have eyed the property, although the 25 acres of wetlands had been a deterrent. However, legislation…