Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/24/2023 – Will Vote On Resolution To Dedicate Parkland In Southpoint Commerce Park

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/24/2023 at 6:15PM. [My understanding is that if the Finance Committee, which meets at 5:30PM, needs a full hour to complete its business, then the Parks and Recreation Committee will meet upon its conclusion even though that will […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Final Design For Sexual Assault Survivors Monument, Receives June Reid Golf Course Revenue Report

The Parks and Recreation Committee met on 07/10/2023. It was a brief meeting lasting only approximately 7 1/2 minutes. They took up two action items. One was a request to approve proposed revised stormwater utility agreements for ponds at Reid Golf Course and Memorial Park. […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/10/2023 – Will Vote On Sexual Assault Survivors Monument Final Design, Updated Stormwater Utility Agreements

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/10/2023 at 6:15PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to adopt revised stormwater utility agreements  for stormwater ponds at Reid Golf Course and Memorial Park. The Stormwater Utility pays the city […]

Resolution Calling For Ellen Kort Peace Park To Participate In Now Mow May Is Withdrawn – Director Dean Gazza Expresses Interest In Experimenting With Low Mow Grass Types In Peace Park And Other Parks Regardless Of Resolution Status

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/12/2023. They took up two resolutions. The larger part of the meeting was devoted to discussion and voting on the resolution for the City of Appleton to join the Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition, but they also spent about […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 06/12/2023 – Will Vote On Ellen Kort Peace Park/No Mow May Resolution And Resolution To Have Appleton Join The Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 06/12/2023 at 6:15PM. They have two items on the agenda, both of which are resolutions. The first resolution they will be taking up is Resolution 5-R-23 which was introduced at the most recent Common Council meeting. This resolution […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Votes To Hold Ellen Kort Peace Park No Mow May Resolution Until June – Discusses Ways To Focus On Promoting Pollinator Health Outside Of Letting Grass Grow Long

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 05/08/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 4-R-23 which called for Ellen Kort Peace Park to participate in No Mow May. This item was originally supposed to be taken up at the April 24 meeting, but […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 05/08/2023 – Will Vote On Resolution To Have Ellen Kort Peace Park Participate In No Mow May

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 05/08/2023. They have two items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve a modification to the committee’s meeting time, so that it meets at 6:15PM instead of 6:30PM. Because they would be meeting less than […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Receives Update On Lundgaard Park – Discusses Fundraising Efforts

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 04/24/2023. One of the information items they received was an update on Lundgaard Park. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. Lundgaard Park was named after Mitch Lundgaard, the Appleton firefighter who was killed by Ruben Houston […]

Alderpersons Schultz And Del Toro Clarify That The Resolution To Suspend Mowing In Ellen Kort Peace Park For No Mow May Is Intended To Be For 2023 Only And Not Future Years

Alderperson Nate Wolff (District 12) recently introduced Resolution 4-R-23, the Resolution To Support Pollinator and Wildlife Habitats In Ellen Kort Peace Park. The resolution is fairly straightforward and calls for mowing to be suspended within the park during the month of May. Based on the […]

Due To Public Notice Concern, Parks And Recreation Committee Votes To Hold Ellen Kort Peace Park No Mow May Resolution At Committee For 2 Weeks

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 04/24/2023. One of the items sort of on the agenda was Resolution 4-R-23, the resolution that would have Ellen Kort Peace Park left un-mowed during the month of May as part of No Mow May. The committee ended up […]