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Madison
Park Shelters
2010
Reservations begin November 10, 2009
The Madison Park staff is working through
internal processes and fee structures to make improvements to our shelter
reservations. The 2010 reservations Madison Parks shelters and the
Gates of Heaven will begin November 10, 2009.
Madison Parks has 18 shelters nestled in Madison's unique and scenic
parks. Each shelter has a restroom, electricity and water and are an
ideal location for your graduation party, family reunion, company picnic or
wedding.
There is a high demand for Park shelters so don't wait to reserve your
date!
New for 2010
A number lottery system will be instated to ensure fairness for the
patrons wishing to reserve the more popular shelters and summer weekend
dates. Numbers will be drawn beginning at 7:30a.m., and
in-person reservations will begin at 8:00a.m. Phone-in
reservations will begin at 9:00a.m.
Because of the lottery system, it will not be in anyone's best interest to
arrive at the Madison Parks office before 7:00a.m.
Long-standing annual special events will be reserved in advance of the Park
Shelter reservation date. Those 2010
event dates will be posted on the
Madison Parks website by November 2, 2009 for the 2010 season.
Trash/Refuse: The Parks Division provides refuse
containers in all parks. All park users are expected to pick up their trash and dispose of them in the proper containers.
Recycling:
Madison Parks Department encourages recycling away from home. Some
of the major park shelters do have recycling containers. In those
that don'e, please take home the recyclable material you bring to the park.
Alcohol-free Parks:
Tenney Park, James Madison Park, Brittingham Park, Demetral Park, Lake Edge
Park and Penn
Park are alcohol -free parks. If you are reserving these parks for an
event, you will need a permit to bring alcohol to these parks.
Alcohol
Ordinance (pdf)
Handicap Accessibility
All parks with reservable shelters that have OFF-street parking have the
correct number of accessible parking stalls for the size of the parking lot. All of the shelters are serviced with accessible paths
leading from the parking lot to the shelter and restrooms.
If the reservable park/shelter only has ON-street parking, it will
have an accessible path leading from the public sidewalk to the shelter and
restroom.
All park restrooms are accessible according
to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
However, the masonry or concrete walls in some of the older park
shelters were prohibitive of renovation.
Where possible and economically feasible, the restrooms have been
altered to accommodate wheelchair-bound patrons. When a restroom is built
new, the restrooms ARE accessible and the stalls are wide enough.
Shelters with best shelter and restroom
accessibility are: Olin Park, Elver Park (new), Warner Park
Park Staff highly recommends that before reserving a shelter, that you be
sure to visit it in advance.
Parking is prohibited on the
grass. Violators will be subject to ticketing.
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