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Parks board approves Pickard Park master plan; estimates $1.26 million total cost, seeks phased buildout
Summary
The board voted to forward the Pickard Park master plan, which lays out playgrounds, pathways, a multi-use court and an open shelter, to the Plan Commission and Common Council. The draft plan estimates total construction and soft costs at $1,264,100 with phasing options and a $350,000 CIP allocation available to begin work.
The Oshkosh Advisory Parks Board voted on March 10 to approve the Pickard Park master plan and forward it to the Plan Commission and Common Council for final approval.
Rettler Corporation presented the draft plan after two neighborhood input meetings. The plan covers a 1.51-acre site in the Picker Estates subdivision and reflects resident priorities gathered during outreach: an accessible playground, walking paths with lighting, an open shelter, seating, tree buffers, bag-toss courts and multi-use tennis/pickleball courts.
Rebecca of Rettler Corporation summarized utilities and site conditions, saying the parcel is generally level with a roughly two-foot elevation difference and existing storm connections at the northwestern edge. She reported that the Wisconsin DNR surface-water viewer does not show mapped wetlands and that a wetland delineation may be required but was not expected to reveal substantial wetlands.
Rettler provided a line-item cost estimate: earthwork about $183,900; utilities $141,800; concrete walks $62,800; playground (including poured-in-place surfacing and drainage) about $274,000; bag toss $16,650; multi-use court $88,550; basketball half-court $39,320; buildings and site furnishings (including the open shelter, benches, bike racks, drinking fountain and installation) about $247,900; a 10% contingency, $5,000 for geotechnical borings, and soft costs for permitting and construction observation leading to a total estimate of $1,264,100.
Board members noted funding context: the project was included in the CIP with $350,000 set aside to start development; staff said that amount would fund roughly one quarter of the plan and that the board could phase construction beginning with the playground. Parks staff said prior ARPA funds were repurposed during budget timing and that the remaining construction would be funded through borrowing identified in the CIP schedule.
The board approved forwarding the master plan to the Plan Commission and Common Council; the Parks Director said staff will pursue playground procurement first if the Council approves and will phase remaining amenities based on future funding availability.
