The Parks and Recreation Committee met 12/12/2022. One of the items they took up was a request to award a sole source contract to ISG for design services for Lundgaard Park in the amount of $297,420 with a design contingency of $25,000 for a total […]
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Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 12/12/2022 – Will Vote On Design Services Contract For Lundgaard Park, Updates To Multiple Policies
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 12/12/2022 at 6:30PM. The first action item is a request to aware a sole source contract to ISG for design services for Lundgaard Park for a total not to exceed $322,420. ISG was chosen to perform master planning […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 11/07/2022 – Will Vote On Jones Park Fee Schedule, Updated Park Acquisition Map
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. […]
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 […]