Winnebago County Parks Planning public meetings now scheduled

Published on by catherine.neiswender

Update – Public Information meetings now scheduled

THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO SOLICIT COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY THAT WILL ASSIST IN PREPARATION OF THE WINNEBAGO COUNTY (2013 – 2017) COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN.

EACH OF THESE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD FROM 5:30 P.M. TO 7:30 P.M. AND ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:

  • Monday, January 21st – Village of Winneconne Municipal Center, 30 South 1st St., Village of Winneconne
  • Monday, February 4th – Town of Menasha Municipal Complex, 2000 Municipal Drive, Town of Menasha
  • Monday, February 18th – J.P. Coughlin Bldg., Oshkosh

Background information:
The Winnebago County Parks Department is working with East Central Regional Plan Commission to update their Comprehensive Park plan.  They are requesting public input via an online survey.  To take the survey online click this link:

 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WinnebagoParks

For more information about the project, please read this letter:   2012_Letter (pdf).  Public Meetings will be scheduled in January and February 2013.    Here is an important excerpt from the cover letter:

“Additionally, if your city, town or village has a project that involves purchasing or developing parkland for recreational facilities in the near future we want to know. Including your project(s) in this document will also satisfy the DNR’s requirement for an adopted comprehensive open space plan. This may eliminate the need for your municipality to prepare a stand-alone plan, should you attempt to apply for these grants during the next five years. ”

Questions may be directed to Rob Way, rway@co.winnebago.wi.us or Trish Nau, tnau@eastcentralrpc.org