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Resident urges creation of "quiet" zones in Pleasant Prairie parks
Summary
Sharon Campbell, a Pleasant Prairie resident, asked the Park Commission to consider designating quiet zones in lakefront parks to protect natural soundscapes for reflection and healing and suggested the village use policy or RFP language to preserve those spaces.
Sharon Campbell, a Pleasant Prairie resident who lives at 11801 Old Green Bay Road, asked the Park Commission to consider designating quiet spaces or entire "quiet parks" to protect natural soundscapes at lakefront parks such as Lake Andrea and Prairie Springs Park. "I'm here to ask the park commission to consider designating quiet spaces and zones within our parks or entire parks as quiet parks," she told commissioners during public comment.
Campbell framed the proposal as both a mental-health and quality-of-life measure, saying protected quiet areas would allow residents space for reflection, meditation and healing. She described recurring noise problems—amplified car speakers and loud group conversations—at lakefront sites and suggested the village could add quiet zones to RFPs, signage, or park-improvement plans. "It's my hope that as you review RFPs or consider making changes to existing park areas that you would also consider the need for quiet spaces somewhere in the village," she said.
The chair thanked Campbell and said the commission could not discuss citizen comments in detail that evening but would review what options may be available. Staff later told the commission they would follow up with Campbell about potential next steps and research into examples such as quietparks.org.
