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Board adopts master plans for Ingram Park and Prairie Springs Park; consultant outlines phased, scalable costs
Summary
The Village Board approved master plans for Ingram Park and Prairie Springs Park after a consultant presentation that emphasized community engagement, accessibility improvements and scalable cost options; Prairie Springs concepts carry a high-end estimate near $30 million with a $9 million contingency, while Ingram was estimated between $2–3 million.
The Village Board of Pleasant Prairie voted to adopt master plans for Ingram Park and Prairie Springs Park following a detailed presentation from Ayers Associates.
Consultant Melissa Hunt told trustees the planning process included more than 175 survey responses and a well-attended open house. Hunt described the plans as concept-level road maps intended to guide long-term decisions and grant applications rather than immediate construction authorizations. She emphasized that the plans are scalable and that typical projects will require subsequent engineering, permitting and separate board approvals before spending occurs.
Hunt said Ingram Park’s prioritized improvements could be implemented in a modest, staged manner and that a practical range to make core improvements is roughly $2 million to $3 million, depending on scope. For Prairie Springs Park the consultant presented a concept-level total near $30,000,000 with a $9,000,000 contingency; specific high-cost items cited included a $5,000,000 allowance for turf baseball fields and $450,000 for lighting upgrades.
Trustees and staff discussed accessibility upgrades (paved or gravel paths to amenities, ADA considerations at playgrounds and courts), parking strategies for busy event days (shared parking, shuttles/trolleys, volunteer-run golf-cart circuits), and funding approaches including grants and private donations. Trustee comments repeatedly framed the plan as a tool for recruiting an executive parks director and as an eligibility asset for state DNR and other grants that require an adopted plan.
Trustee (speaker 3) moved adoption of the master plans for both parks; the motion was seconded and passed. Administrators reiterated adoption of the plans authorizes only the plan documents — it does not commit capital expenditures; each project will return to the board for funding and implementation decisions.
Several trustees and staff highlighted donor interest and community partnerships as part of the implementation strategy; staff also described the new parks executive-director recruitment underway and said the plan would help that candidate prioritize early actions.
The board adopted the plans; staff will use the documents for future grant applications and to inform the parks director recruitment and project scoping work.
