BY LEE REINSCH CONTRIBUTING WRITER DE PERE — Members of the De Pere Board of Park Commissioners approved a preliminary design for the update of the city’s oldest park. After its makeover, Wilson Park, located on the west side at the corner of Fourth Street and College Avenue, will be a haven for families and …
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BY LEE REINSCHCORRESPONDENTDE PERE — In a record-setting six-and-a-half-minute meeting, the De Pere Board of Park Commissioners got more done than many sessions of Congress put together. New free community classes, more flexibility in the adult basketball league, a donation and an update on the future new home for concerts and other community activities at …
DE PERE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS Wilson Park survey results De Pere residents want a mix of activity and beauty at Wilson Park, according to the results of a survey gathered by the De Pere Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. The information was presented to the Board of Park Commissioners when it met May …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere board of park commissioners is recommending the Common Council give the green light to roof work at the De Pere Community Center. The building has been plagued by large icicles believed to be caused by heat loss in some spots of the roof that were …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – If the De Pere Common Council gives the nod, designs for the VFW Park aquatic facility will go forward, with a possible groundbreaking by the end of summer. The City of De Pere Board of Park Commissioners voted to submit the designs to the Common Council and recommend …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – With a few nips and tucks still to be done, plans for the two new aquatic facilities in De Pere are coming together. The most recent De Pere Board of Park Commissioners meeting on April 18 drew residents anticipating plenty of aquatic facility discussion, and the meeting did …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – De Pere city parks could benefit from a future beer garden, if the De Pere Common Council okays a special parks fund from beer garden proceeds. The De Pere Board of Park Commissioners discussed how the beer garden events would work and who would run them. One choice …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere mayor and city staff will ask neighboring communities to contribute to the pool of money for the two aquatic facilities to be built on either side of the city in the coming years. The referendum, which De Pere taxpayers passed on Nov. 6, gave the …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – From designs to demolition plans, the De Pere Board of Park Commissioners meeting was awash with discussion on the city’s two public pool projects Dec. 20. The issue of the two new mini aquatic facilities to be constructed on the city’s east and west sides has seen more …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Work on the city’s two future aquatic facilities needs to start, and it needs to start soon. That’s the message reiterated among the City of De Pere Board of Park Commissioners. It’s crucial not only to make voters happy but to avoid rising costs of construction. “For each …
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