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F:\MyFiles\wp6data\PARKS\Park Committee Minutes 8.5.2026.docx8/19/2024 10:34 AM TOWN OF WESTPORT PARK COMMITTEE – Wednesday, August 5, 2026 A regular meeting of the Park Committee was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair Amy Freidig in the Bernard J. Kennedy Administration Building/Town Hall. Members Present: Amy Freidig, Gary Grosskopf, Mick Holm and Mary Manering. Absent: Ben Buss. Public Present: None. Freidig confirmed that this meeting conforms with open meetings law. There was no public comment on matters not on the agenda. The Minutes of June 3, 2026, Park Committee Meeting were approved on a motion by Holm, second Grosskopf, with one correction. Grosskopf was misspelled in the June minutes. Town Park Center • Manering provided an update on the work of the Waunakee Public Arts Committee regarding the sculpture. The Committee had a very favorable response to the proposed sculpture. Tree Planting Plan • Freidig informed the Committee of the 30 trees that have been planted in the Town Parks. • Freidig indicated two memorial trees were planted in the Jackson Landing Park for Mark Trotter and Sheldon Schall. Grosskopf recommended the Town consider making that area a Memorial Forest. General Park/Trail Maintenance and Development - Grosskopf conducted an informal inventory of all the Town Parks and noted the following: • Mary Lake basketball court in bad shape/recommend getting an estimate to replace • Place mulch around existing trees, the new trees are mulched • Christina Park's tire swing is missing • Mary Lake and Steeplechase Parks have extensive thistles in the playground area/need to be removed and may require the judicious use of herbicides • Steeplechase Park has a clump of bushes/small trees that should be removed • An oak tree needs to be trimmed in winter in Mary Lake Park as it is hanging over the play area Recommendations for Upcoming Town Plan Commission and Joint Plan Commission Meetings • Mary Lake basketball court in bad shape/recommend getting an estimate to replace • Place mulch around existing trees, the new trees are mulched • Christina Park's tire swing is missing • Mary Lake and Steeplechase Parks have extensive thistles in the playground area/need to be removed and may require the judicious use of herbicides • Steeplechase Park has a clump of bushes/small trees that should be considered for removal. • An oak tree needs to be trimmed in winter in Mary Lake Park as it is hanging over the play area Misc. Matters / Forthcoming Events • None The meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m., on a motion to adjourn by Grosskopf, second Holm. The motion carried. The next HPC meeting is October 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted, Mary Mannering