Public information meeting on county park plan set in Windsor

As the Dane County Parks Commission begins work on its comprehensive outdoor recreational and natural resource plan, the members are hosting public information meetings with community members.

The Dane County Parks and Open Space Plan is a countywide comprehensive outdoor recreation and natural resource plan that must be updated every five years to maintain eligibility for State Stewardship grant funds. Updates to the plan include identifying recreational needs and significant natural, cultural, and historical resources in the county to be considered for protection.

The planning process involves seeking input from Dane County residents to help guide future park and trail development projects over the next five years.

Dane County Parks will facilitate two public information meetings to kick off the planning process to update the Dane County Parks and Open Space Plan and explain how citizens and stakeholders can participate. Both meetings have virtual and in-person participation options. A quorum of the Park Commission may be present at either or both meetings, but no business will be conducted.

The meeting in Windsor is the second of those meetings. It will be held at 7 p.m. on April 15 at the Village of Windsor Municipal Building, 4084 Muller Road, DeForest, 53532.

Dane County residents can participate virtually with this registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rDVr8Z4hTNCA0vRRSheZCQ

As an added outreach effort, Dane County Parks has prepared a survey to further explore the overall public awareness of the park system and any improvements that could be made. The survey only takes about five minutes to complete. The survey is available in both English or Spanish and will be open until May 1. More information about the plan, and links to the survey in both languages, are available online https://www.danecountyparks.com/openspaceplan