Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Meeting — Minutes

VILLAGE OF PORT EDWARDS Port Edwards, Wisconsin COMMITTEE: Parks & Recreation DATE: May 27, 2026 TO: BETSY MANCL cc: JOSEPH ZURFLUH ROB O’CONNOR ERIC HUMMEL LONN RADTKE RICK HESS NICK FLUGAUR DUSTIN LEASE BRANDON ABBOTT DIANE TREMMEL BEN MARTINSON NICK ABTS Purpose of Meeting: Regular Monthly Meeting Attendance: E. Hummel, R. O’Connor, L. Radtke, B. Mancl, and Public Works Supervisor B. Martinson Citizens: Subjects Discussed, Action Taken & Board Action Required: 1) Call to order: Meeting called to order at 4:00 p.m. 2) Declaration of a quorum. Present as noted above. 3) MOTION (O’Connor/Radtke) to approve the consent agenda and minutes of the February 25, 2026 meeting. Motion carried. All ayes. 4) Public comments on agenda items: No public comments. 5) Committee Chairperson’s comments: Trustee Hummel stated that this is a good time to get updates for summer. 6) Committee Comments: Trustee Radtke said that Ripple Creek looks great as do all the parks for Memorial Day. 7) Director of Public Works Report: a) Cemetery cleaned up in preparation for Memorial Day Services. The cemetery is in good condition for the summer. b) Parks update – Splash Pad – The Splash pad opened before Memorial Day. Power washing is planned for next week. North Park - Had some tree damage but has been cleaned up. Ripple Creek – Playground is installed. Pour It In Play company coming yet. Trying to get them here ASAP. Disc golf course cleaned up. Dog Park is being used and there is a good working relationship with the dog park organization. Legacy grant applied for in Phase 2 for repairing 7th Street to the School’s ELC/dog park parking area and repair walking path around Ripple Creek. 8) An initial discussion regarding promoting the use of the park building/shelter: Promote using our parks and shelters on social media. 9) Old Business: 10) New Business: Port O Palooza put on by the downtown business owners. August 28th from 4pm – 8pm. 11) Correspondence received. Emails on Ripple Creek. 12) Agenda items for next meeting. Parks update, Ripple Creek, & Legacy grant. 13) Next meeting date: June 24, 2026 @ 3:30 pm at Ripple Creek Park. 14) Adjourn: Adjourned at 4:22 p.m. Eric Hummel – Chairman Minutes taken by Betsy Mancl