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Recreation staff report high youth turnout, lower adult participation and summer fundraising at Muskego meeting
Summary
Muskego recreation staff reported full youth program enrollment and waiting lists for children’s sports, fewer adult class participants, a campus intern overseeing snack shack and a July 24 Bridal Isle beer garden fundraiser; staff also reinstated a discounted-ticket program that will generate modest revenue.
At the Muskego Parks and Conservation Committee June meeting, recreation staff described summer operations, enrollment and a handful of revenue initiatives, saying children’s programs are full while some adult classes are seeing reduced attendance.
"It's been a long day, but a good day nonetheless," Katie (recreation staff) told the committee, describing a busy opening day of playground programs with almost 200 children in attendance. Katie said youth sports and classes for 4–6 year olds continue to draw large waiting lists, while adult classes such as cooking have fewer participants than in prior years.
On summer camp enrollment, Tammy (recreation staff) provided figures: the full nine-week camp (fee $725) has 90 children at Old Town Hall and 86 at Vets; there are an additional 10 weekly a la carte spots at each location. Tammy said the department accepts weekly sign-ups to accommodate families who travel.
Staff said an intern from UW–La Crosse is running a Mill Valley volleyball class and supervising the Idle Isle snack shack; the intern is completing a major project as part of her internship.
The department restarted a discounted ticket program through the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association. Katie said that Great America tickets sold through the office are about $30 cheaper than elsewhere for a specified week and include free parking; the city keeps $0.75 for each ticket sold and staff estimate the program could return roughly $2,000 to the department.
Staff also announced a beer garden fundraiser at Bridal Isle on July 24. Katie said proceeds from the event will go back into the park budget and that staff will operate the beer truck.
Committee members asked about maintenance costs for new amenities such as a potential splash pad; staff said maintenance will be required but specific annual figures for a splash pad are not yet available. The meeting record shows staff will provide more detailed cost estimates when the capital submission is finalized for finance.
