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Brown Deer delays Community Square ice-rink decision after staff recommends accepting donated rink
Summary
Parks staff recommended the village accept a donated ice rink from the Milwaukee Winter Club and explore a third-party operating agreement; the board agreed to defer final decision until after closed-session discussions about capital funding and site improvements.
Parks and recreation staff presented three options for Community Square's 2025—26 ice-rink season and recommended that the village accept a donated rink from Milwaukee Winter Club while negotiating operational terms with ABC Estabrook Inc.
The options presented were: (1) no rink operated by the village; (2) a smaller village-run rink with reduced hours and lower staffing that staff estimated would cost about $20,000 to operate this season; and (3) a third-party operator that would assume operating costs and provide more…
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