Category: Parks and Rec

Appleton Parks and Rec

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 10/25/2021 – Will Receive Lundgaard Park Presentation, Vote On Mead Pool Condition Analysis Contract

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 10/25/2021 at 6:30PM. They will be receiving a presentation on the Lundgaard Park master plan. It will have firefighter themed equipment, a small splash pad, and a sculpture of some sort honoring Appleton’s four fallen fire fighters. The […]

Parks And Rec Committee Approves Design And Engineering Contract For New Trail, Reviews Reid Golf Course Revenues, Discusses Issue With David And Rita Nelson Bridge Project

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 09/20/2021. Committee members Joe Martin (District 4), Nate Wolff (District 12), Joe Prohaska (District 14), and Alex Schultz (District 9) were all present. Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) was excused. They voted on an item related to the […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 09/20/2021 – Will Vote On Contract For New Trail Design And Engineering

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 09/20/2021 at 6:30PM. It should be a short meeting since it’s only scheduled for 30 minutes. There is one action item on the agenda which is to award a Design, Engineering, and Permitting Services contract for the WE […]

Common Council President Matt Reed Provides More Details On The Lifeguard Certification Issue

As you may recall, toward the end of July the city discovered that some of their lifeguards were not properly certified. I reached out to the city to find out how many lifeguards were affected and what caused the issue. I had also seen a […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/26/2021 – Will Hear Mid-Year Report, Pickleball Grant Presentation, And Reid Update

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/26/2021 at 6:30PM. They have no action items 9n the agenda, but there are three information items that will be presented. 1) The Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Management 2021 Mid-Year Report. 2) The $500,000 grant to build a […]

Appleton Faced With Sudden Life Guard Shortage Due To Discovery That Staff Members Are Not Fully Certified

The City of Appleton has just reported on their Parks and Recreation Facebook page that they are facing staffing shortages at Mead Pool. Apparently, they just learned yesterday that not all of the lifeguards they hired were property certified. Parks and Rec pulled all non-certified […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meets – Golf Course And Pools Have Strong Start To Season

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/21/2021. They had one action item which was a request for the Trout Museum of Art to use Houdini Plaza for a Private Event on August 27th, 2021. They also listened to two informational presentations, one giving an update […]

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting 06/21/2021 – Will Vote On Trout Museum Special Event, Receive May Financial Report For Reid Golf Course

The Appleton Parks And Recreation Committee is meeting 06/21/2021 at 6:30PM. The one action item on the agenda is voting on a request for the Trout Museum of Art to use Houdini Plaza for a private event. They will also be reviewing Reid Golf Course’s […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Votes On Resolution Supporting Knowles-Nelson Reauthorization

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 05/25/2021. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with discussion of Resolution #8-R-21, the resolution expressing support for the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Alderperson Joe Prohaska (District 14) said that the only issue he had was with the line […]