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Oconomowoc council rejects $69,520 playground purchase for Hawthorne Ridge Park after safety and access concerns
Summary
Council declined to spend roughly $70,000 to purchase and install playground equipment at Hawthorne Ridge Park amid divided views on safety, trail access and whether nearby planned subdivisions will have their own parks; the purchase failed on a 6–2 roll call.
The Oconomowoc Common Council voted down a staff recommendation to purchase playground equipment for Hawthorne Ridge Park, rejecting a low bid of about $69,520 despite a $90,000 budget allocation.
Parks staff said the recommended design was modeled on Westover Park and fell within the budget. Park & Recreation had voted to endorse the option after staff cleared brush and established a rough trail connection to the Lake Country Trail. The council also reviewed a mailed survey (469 distributed; 112 returned)…
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