Editor's note: Interviews with James Briscoe, Dave Patzelt, Cindy Capek and Bessie Chronopoulos were conducted before Tuesday night's announcement that the school district and park district had agreed to work together so that the ownership of Kiwanis Park shifted from the school district to the park district.

DeKALB – The land swap deal between DeKalb School District 428 and ShoDeen Construction is effectively "on hold" as the school district works with the park district in which the latter will buy Kiwanis Park.

Details on how the park district would buy Kiwanis Park – including how much it would cost – have yet to be worked out. School board President Tom Matya said Tuesday that the school board and park district's board of commissioners have agreed to this particular land swap "in principle."