On 08/25/2025, the Parks and Recreation Committee voted to recommend a process to the Common Council for the renaming of Veterans Park. The committee amended the process to allow Parks and Recreation staff to consider names that do not fit the city’s existing Naming of […]
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Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Renaming Process For Veterans Park – Amends Process To Allow Consideration Of The Name “Pride Park”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 08/25/2025. The one action item on the agenda was a request to approve the process to rename the neighborhood park on Memorial Drive just south of Memorial Bridge. This park is currently named Veterans Park but needs a new […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 08/25/2025 – Will Vote On Process To Rename Veterans Park Located Near Memorial Bridge
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 08/25/2025 at 6PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve the process to rename Veterans Park. Now that Memorial Park has been renamed Veterans Memorial Park, the city needs to rename […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Ordinance Updates Pertaining To Park Special Use Areas, Prohibited Items And Uses, And Possession Of Alcoholic Beverages In Parks
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/21/2025. The meeting was brief as they just had one action item which was a request to approve ordinance changes to Section 13-1(f) Special Use Areas, Section 13-5(o) Prohibited Items and Uses, and Section 13-8 Possession of Alcoholic Beverages. […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/21/2025 – Will Be Voting On Park-Related Ordinance Changes
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/21/2025 at 6:00PM. They have one action item on their agenda which is a request to approve some ordinance changes so that the ordinance reflect current practices. These include removing mention of the Gardens of the Fox Velley […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Reviews Revenue And Expenses For Reid Golf Course – Deputy Director Flick Reports “The golf course is just rocking it.”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/07/2025. One of the items they discussed was the Reid Golf Course Revenue and Expense Report for the month of June. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation Tom Flick was […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Temporary Sculpture Made Of Pinecones And Sticks To Be Placed In Memorial Park
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/07/2025. The one action item on the agenda was a request from Hannah Ohayon, the Appleton Public Library’s current artist in resident with their Artist in Resident Program, to install a temporary sculpture in Veterans Memorial Park consisting of […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/07/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Install Temporary Pinecone Sculpture In Veterans Memorial Park
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/07/2025 at 6:00PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve the request from Hannah Ohayon, the Appleton Public Library’s current Artist In Residence, to install a temporary sculpture made out of […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Votes 3-2 To Recommend Appleton Memorial Park Be Renamed “Veterans Memorial Park”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/09/2025 and spent nearly 90 minutes discussion Resolution 4-R-25 which calls for Appleton Memorial Park to be renamed “Veteran’s Memorial Park” and for a plan to be developed to relocate select existing memorials to the park and to add […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 06/09/2025 – Will Vote On Resolution To Rename Memorial Park To “Veteran’s Memorial Park”
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 06/09/2025 at 6PM. They have one action item on their agenda which is Resolution 4-R-25 which would rename Memorial Part to Veteran’s Memorial Park, calls for the creation of a plan to move various existing memorials to the […]