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Cottage Grove board approves Wisconsin Youth Company pickleball permit with parking and management conditions

Village of Cottage Grove Board of Trustees · January 6, 2026
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Summary

After concerns about a same-weekend rugby tournament and past unsafe parking, the board approved Wisconsin Youth Company's two-day pickleball tournament at Bakken Park and directed staff to prepare a parking map, bolster signage, encourage carpooling, and ensure active on-site management.

The Village of Cottage Grove on Jan. 5 approved a special event permit for Wisconsin Youth Company to hold a two-day pickleball tournament at Bakken Park on May 30–31, while directing staff to implement parking and event-management measures to reduce congestion and safety risks.

Trustees spent more than an hour weighing the permit after learning the tournament would fall on the same weekend as a large state girls high-school rugby tournament on May 30. Several trustees recounted difficult…

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