The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 11/07/2022 at 6:30PM. They’ll be voting on a couple Jones Park-related items including a contract to install shades in the park and a request to adopt a revised park rental and fee schedule policy specific to Jones Park. […]
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Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 10/24/2022 – Will Vote On Updated Park Pavilion Rental Fees, Review Proposed 2023 Parks and Recreation Budget
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 10/24/2022 at 6:30PM. The one action item is a request to adopt a revised Park Pavilions and Special Areas Rental and Fee Schedule Policy. The agenda indicated there is a redlined policy which would show the changes, but […]
Remaining Funds From WE Energies Trail Contract Will Be Used To Reduce Future Borrowing
Last September, the city approved a $135,000 contract with KL Engineering for design and engineering services for the WE Energies trail. Now that the trail project has been suspended, I reached on to Director of Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Dean Gazza to find out if […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Unanimously Votes To Suspend WE Energies Trail Project And Cancel Acceptance Of Grant For Project
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 09/12/2022. One of the items they took up was a request to suspend the planning and design of the WE Energies Trail – Phase One and cancel the acceptance of the Department of Transportation TAP Grant the city had […]
After Making Amendments, Parks And Recreation Department Approves Process Map For Discussion On Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Proposal
The Parks and Recreation meeting met 09/12/2022. The item which took up a majority of the meeting was a request to approve a process map for the proposal by the Trout Museum to co-locate a new museum in Ellen Kort Peace Park. The committee ended […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Unanimously Approves Process Map For Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Discussions
The Parks and Recreation Committee voted unanimously to approve a process map for discussions regarding locating the Trout Museum within Ellen Kort Peace Park. WBAY published an article about it which you can read here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appleton-develops-plan-for-trout-museum-relocation-discussions/ar-AA11KRmk I will hopefully be able to get a recap […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 09/12/2022 – Will Vote On Process Plan For Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Discussion
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 09/12/2022 at 6:30PM. They only have a couple action items but both are noteworthy. The first item, and the one that I would expect has the most interest to the public, is a request to approve a process […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Resolution Creating An Advisory Panel on Sustainability And Climate Resilience
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 08/08/2022 and took up the Sustainability Advisory Panel resolution which, if passed, would create an Advisory Panel on Sustainability & Climate Resilience to advise the mayor and Common Council on related issues. The committee discussed the purpose of the […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 08/08/2022 – Will Take Up Resolution Creating Sustainability and Climate Resilience Advisory Panel
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 08/08/2022 at 6:30PM. The agenda is relatively brief with only two action items and one routine information item, but the meeting will probably still take some time because the first action item is the Sustainability and Climate Resilience […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Votes To Allow The City And The Trout Museum Of Art To Enter Into Discussion About Relocating The Museum To Ellen Kort Peace Park
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they took up was a request to hold discussions with the Trout Museum on the possibility of the Trout Muse relocating to a building built at the Ellen Kort Peace Park. The committee ended […]