Park Committee — Minutes

1 Park Committee Meeting – May 13, 2026 Clerk’s Initials________ CITY OF SHULLSBURG PARK COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES A Park Committee meeting was held May 13, 2026 at the Townsend Center Community Room, 190 N. Judgement Street, Shullsburg, Wisconsin. Committee Chair Cheryl Mulcahy called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Notice of the meeting was posted in the following locations: Shullsburg Community Townsend Center, Shullsburg Post Office, and Turpin’s Home Town Grocery. Roll Call – Cheryl Mulcahy, Griffin Wiegel, Duane Wedige – Present; Others present: Dan Morrissey, Emmett Reilly, Tyson Morrissey, Peyton Doyle and Janelle Schumacher. Motion by Wedige second by Mulcahy to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2026 meeting. All aye, motion carried. Pool & Swim Team Purchases – The Committee discussed several outstanding purchases that are being requested for the swimming pool and swim team program. Peyton Doyle, pool manager, is requesting a training brick for the lifeguards to use during their ongoing training. A suggestion was also made to purchase a new exterior digital clock that is easier to read and will stay mounted better. Additional purchases include a printer, canopy tents, and walkie talkies for swim meets. Motion by Wedige second by Wiegel to approve the purchases, including a new digital clock. All aye, motion carried. Badger Pool Special Events – Peyton Doyle notified the committee regarding special events being planned at the pool, specifically a date of July 25th for the Battleship fundraiser and July 17th for the Glow Swim fundraiser. The events will be similar to last years successful events. Motion by Wiegel second by Wedige to approve the Battleship and Glow Swim events as discussed. All aye, motion carried. Pool Painting Project – The Committee discussed the need to have the swimming pool painted in the future and Mayor Dan Morrissey suggested the committee start looking into costs so it could be budgeted for. They could get estimates from Portzen or All Star. He also commented that it could be sand blasted first. No action taken. Pool Cover Shed – Mayor Morrissey suggested to the Committee to have city employees fix up the pool cover shed and use steel siding on it. The cart inside could be moved to the new cold storage building. There was further discussion about other storage needs. They discussed what room is available in the bathhouse for storage. The committee also discussed pricing out additional cabinets to hang in the bathhouse for storage. East Shelter House Donation Plaque – The committee discussed contacting Vincent Monument in Galena regarding the purchase of the plaque, similar to what was used on the downtown light poles. Motion by Wedige second by Wiegel to set a $300 limit on purchasing a recognition plaque. All aye, motion carried. McCullough Creative Proposal for Museum – The committee reviewed a proposal from McCullough Creative regarding consulting on museum exhibit design. Motion by Wedige second by Wiegel to put on a Council meeting agenda for further discussion. All aye, motion carried. Museum Exhibit Planning Committee - The Committee briefly discussed the need to put together a committee to work with the design company on the museum exhibits. This item will be on the Council agenda for further discussion. Morrissey offered some suggestions regarding possible story’s to be told including Jesse Shull, the Badger, Mining, Glines drawing, cheesemaking, Truck Country. The group questioned what Benton is having displayed in their museum or how they decided what to display. Schumacher will call the Benton clerk to discuss it with her. Museum Content Storage – The Committee briefly discussed the return of the museum contents, which has been delayed until mid-June. Public Comment - None At 6:23 p.m. a motion was made by Wedige second by Wiegel to adjourn. All aye, motion carried. Janelle Schumacher, City Clerk