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Council approves rezoning to expand Dash Park; city to consider up to $300,000 contribution
Summary
The Onalaska Common Council on June 10 approved rezoning two parcels to Park and Open Space to expand Dash Park, and staff said the city may contribute about $300,000 toward park amenities such as a splash pad.
The Onalaska Common Council on June 10 approved a rezoning petition that clears the way to expand Dash Park, rezoning two adjacent parcels from Mixed Use Neighborhood (MUN) to Park and Open Space (P2).
The rezoning petition covered tax parcels 181010 and 181020 at 114 and 120 Third Avenue South; the applicant is Scoggenheim LLC. The planning commission recommended approval and the council voted to adopt the rezoning. Steven Knott moved to approve and Diane Wolfe seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
Katie Aspenson, the city’s planning manager, told the council the packet included a conceptual site plan to show expected park features but cautioned that final site plan review is handled administratively by staff. “Site plan review is reviewed only by city staff,” Aspenson said, and the project may not return to the council unless it requests zoning variances or other code modifications that require plan commission and council approval.
Aspenson said city staff and the developer are discussing a municipal contribution of about $300,000 toward the project; she estimated the overall project value at roughly $2.5 million. The proposed city contribution is earmarked primarily for a splash pad and would require a separate council action. The planning manager said funding options include the capital improvement projects budget and park funds, and she said a funding request could return to council as early as next month.
Council member Diane Wolfe asked whether the park donation would have to return to council. The mayor and planning manager confirmed that if the city is to accept donated land or provide funding, the matter would come back for council approval. Council members voted on the rezoning itself at the meeting; acceptance of donated land and any city funding for park amenities will be considered in a subsequent action.
The rezoning approval enables the developer and city staff to proceed with site planning and discussions of funding and donations.
