Park Development Plans - Includes District 10

Message from Parks

I'm pleased to report that Parks has prepared the draft Park Development Plans for the Southwest Planning Area for public comment. 

You may recall that Parks is undertaking a planning initiative to prepare park development plans for the neighborhood and mini parks within the Southwest Area Plan area. This process is running concurrently with the larger Southwest Area Plan work being led by City Planning.

The draft plans are now available on the Parks project webpage. The plans are based on community feedback that was received during the Park webinars, community listening sessions, and internal conversations with our planning and operations staff. Please feel free to share this notification with your constituents. Comments on the draft plans can be sent directly to me at: msturm@cityofmadison.com. Notifications of the posting are being sent to neighborhood association representatives as well.

In addition to the public comment period, the draft Park Development Plans will be introduced to the Board of Park Commissioners during their virtual meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, at 6:30 pm. The plans will be presented as an informational item for Commissioner feedback. Pending additional public and Board comments, we anticipate potential adoption of the draft plans at the Board's January 13 meeting. This provides approximately 6 weeks for public comments and edits.

We greatly appreciate the comments and suggestions received to date and look forward to refining the draft plans in the coming weeks.

Best regards,                                                                                             

Mike