Today officially marked the
324,572,158th story about the budget woes facing the Milwaukee County Parks system. The County Board and County Exec are engaged in the usual bare knuckled fist fight over budget cutting and fee raising.
We need innovative solutions. As such, I propose the County cede control of a portion of Estabrook Park to the Village of Shorewood. This portion of the park will be converted to the North Shore Dog Park. It will be financed by seasonal user fees payable to the Village of Shorewood , as well as private donations. There are no dog parks in the immediate vicinity, and a huge concentration of dog owners on the East Side and the North Shore.
Although the piece of land available is not huge (assuming we only used the piece between Wilson Drive and Estabrook Parkway, there does appear to be enough space there to give dogs and their owners a place to enjoy.
