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Approvals included donations and gift certificates, memorial marker requests, city-sponsored events and community events across Veterans Memorial Park, Senoia Park (deferred for one application), Anderson Park, Civic Center Park, Lincoln Park Pavilion and Penske Park. The commission also accepted Project 24-1418, a tree-planting contract by Arthur Wheeler Wyler Inc. with a final contract amount of $77,514, and approved a lease with Carthage College for a multi-use field at the north end of Alfred Beach.

Most items were approved by voice vote with the chair recording “aye.” Several public representatives and event organizers spoke in favor of their applications and answered commissioners’ questions. For example, Chris Kochney, Community Relations Liaison for the City of Kenosha, and Tammy Cooper, a resident and event organizer, provided event details during public hearings. The commission declined to vote on the Hold My Beer Senoia Park application until the applicant supplied written clarifications and the commission met in a special session.

Votes at a glance (item number, brief detail, outcome):
- Item 1: Donation from Wisconsin Humane Society — approved.
- Item 2: Memorial marker request near Memorial Tradition and Family Park for Arthur LaMackia — approved.
- Item 3: City of Kenosha fall festival at Veterans Memorial Park (Oct. 16–20 set up/takedown window) — approved.
- Item 4: Hold My Beer / Pike River Classic at Senoia Park (Sept. 6) — deferred to special meeting (see separate article).
- Item 5: Battle of the Border soccer tournament at Anderson Park (Aug. 22–24) — approved.
- Item 6: Kenosha County centennial celebration at Civic Center Park (Aug. 24) — approved.
- Item 7: Red Arrow District scouting recruitment at Lincoln Park Pavilion (Sept. 7) — approved.
- Item 8: City-sponsored Party on the Playground at Penske Park (Oct. 3–4) — approved.
- Item 9: Acceptance of Project 24-1418, tree planting by Arthur Wheeler Wyler Inc., final contract amount $77,514 — approved.
- Item 10: Lease agreement with Carthage College for a multi-use intramural field at Alfred Beach (north end) — approved (no lights, no permanent structures; Carthage to fund site work and maintenance).
- Item 11: Wilwig Complex field improvements (third field ramp, permits required) — approved (applicant responsible for permits and installation).

Where commissioners asked for clarifications, staff and applicants provided operational details: homeowners pay $50 toward certain street-tree plantings associated with the tree-planting contract; the Carthage College proposal will bring topsoil and seed to convert a rocky portion of the beach to a multi-use field at the applicant's cost; the Wilwig Complex improvements will proceed only after the applicant obtains required city permits.

Most motions were recorded as “motion to approve” with a second and a recorded voice vote of “aye.” For items that required more substantive operational discussion (notably the Senoia Park application), the commission requested additional written commitments before final approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Kenosha, WI - Parks Commission","oneSentenceSummary","At its Aug. 11 meeting the Kenosha Board of Parks Commission approved a series of park permits and agreements — including a $77,514 tree-planting contract — and approved leases and event permits across multiple parks; one event permit for Senoia Park was deferred to a special meeting.","taxTitle","Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin","taxId",2854,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6500286,"Pike River Classic permit deferred after park-use concerns; special meeting set",439,303000,742000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5563726-5462f01de23b8e837feb8972bdade22b&start=303&end=742","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5563726-5462f01de23b8e837feb8972bdade22b/thumbnail_303000.jpg","/articles/6500286/Kenosha/Kenosha-County/Wisconsin/Pike-River-Classic-permit-deferred-after-park-use-concerns-special-meeting-set","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6500286-4155f93ef2826ebf41ee6ef71818d831/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196611&Signature=S1gjBFeDBj9PplJ-2ns5awZGnRLPJz-loFzedOHH-sYTvYDyn2IWm~YiFMQ1vn2Ug8zx49oiZR-c6eXtj98J9-Kl7V8GuTPoBGTtVF~aJM6ucm5253uy7js8462kO~tuZ3pxrV1ZPbQCHykS8mPzuUZ1IERMVoglSFFqKhu1lgVkPvSVzkiaqte4vtSD4XA643Gv6AedKeUo~A6iqEXUv4WVRCOKblRr9jKRSYpmSmZumDnf5ITRNff88G4btnkNMfFekgLTj4NwvkKtL-zh6k4s89ALiOuZqHiNHnfob5o1KJWJh-5hv2znnF013codX9ZJH4kjA4vDYsq2gj1nXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kenosha Board of Parks Commission on Aug. 11 deferred action on a permit request from Hold My Beer to use Senoia Park for the Pike River Classic (setup Sept. 5, event Sept. 6) after commissioners raised questions about security, music end times and teardown logistics.

Commissioners set a special meeting for 6:50 p.m. on the Monday before the next Common Council meeting to resolve outstanding operational details and to receive a revised, written application.

The permit application described setup at 7 a.m. Sept. 5, a teardown window in the late evening and various on-site operations including food and merchandise vendors, temporary structures, public entertainment and an axe-throwing attraction. Angela Preston, the event representative, told the commission the event team will “have off duty QPD officers that'll be on, that's who's gonna be doing our security and all of our safety planning.” She also said the event organizers arranged overnight staging and an RV for security staff so some teardown activities could occur the following morning.

Commissioners pressed the applicant on how the site would be policed and on cleanup after the event. A commissioner raised concerns about alcohol around an axe-throwing attraction and asked how safety would be managed if attendees had been drinking. Preston said the axe-throwing vendor provides trained staff, safety railings, signed waivers and cones around the activity, and that the operator had secured additional insurance after consultation with the city attorney.

Another operational issue discussed was the presence of a refrigerated beer trailer delivered by a vendor referred to as CJW. Preston said CJW typically drops the trailer Friday and does not pick it up until Monday, which complicates teardown timelines; she said CJW would pick up Monday morning and the event team would do a final cleanup sweep then. The applicant offered to pay an additional fee to keep staging equipment on site for the Sunday morning teardown.

Because several operational items — including a requested modification to the music end time and a written commitment on final cleanup and staging — were not yet in writing, a commissioner proposed revising the application and convening a special meeting to approve the permit with those conditions. The chair asked for the motion; commissioners seconded the motion to defer and scheduled the special meeting.

The commission did not record a full roll-call vote in the transcript excerpt; the chair moved on after the motion was seconded and the commission proceeded with the rest of the agenda.","The Parks Commission deferred a decision on a Senoia Park permit request for the Pike River Classic hosted by Hold My Beer after discussion about security, teardown timing and on‑site beer trailers; commissioners set a special meeting for the Monday before the next Common Council meeting to finalize conditions.","actionData","errors"]

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