Wirth Park
The following article by Damon Struyk, http://goldenvalley.patch.com/users/damon-struyk/blog_posts Golden Valley Appointee to the Wirth CAC was published November 17, 2011 on the Golden Valley Patch website:
THEO WIRTH CHANGES TO AFFECT GOLF, PAR 3 AND WINTER SPORTS
The following article by Nicole Norfleet was published in the Star Tribune on November 17, 2011:
USERS CRAFT PLAN ON HOW TO SHARE WEALTH OF WIRTH PARK
[see attached photo]
A committee representing an array of interests is helping chart future improvements.
The following notice has been issued by the Park Board:
WIRTH CAC SCHEDULED FOR 11/15
The next meeting of the Theodore Wirth Regional Park Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will be held November 15 at 6:30 pm.
The meeting will be held at the MPRB Headquarters Building, 2117 W River Rd.
The CAC will be developing overall recommendations for the park's master plan as well as funding priorities. All are welcome to attend; an opporturnity for public comment will be provided.
For more information about the Theodore Wirth Regional Park planning process, please visit the project webpage: http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=1150
The following announcement has been issued by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board:
WIRTH PARK RENOVATIONS IN PROGRESS
Theodore Wirth Park is currently part of the MPRB’s capital improvement program. In its commitment to the 2007-2020 Comprehensive Plan goal to focus on northside parks, the MPRB has continued to seek funding for Theodore Wirth Park improvements. Many changes have taken place since beginning of the 21st century; recommendations from the Citizen Advisory Committee will guide over $5 million in improvements to the park in 2012-2014. Read more at http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=1150
The following blog post by Nicole Norfleet appeared in the November 2, 2011 on-line issue of the Star Tribune. The full Blog Post, with all associated images and links can be viewed at http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/133101723.html
FRIENDS OF THE THEODORE WIRTH PAR 3 GIVE REBUTTAL
As I reported Monday < http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/132897483.htm >
The following article by Mary Costello was published in today's Golden Valley Patch:
Theodore Wirth Park's Future is in Your Hands
The following article by Nicole Norfleet was published in the October 31, 2011 issue of the Star Tribune:
WIRTH PARK FANS GET A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON ITS FUTURE
Terrance Amos power-washed a boardwalk in Theodore Wirth Park. The Park Board will be taking public input this week on plans for the park.
Beginning Wednesday, park enthusiasts will have a chance to weigh in on how more than $5 million should be spent on improvements for Theodore Wirth Park.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR WIRTH CHARRETTE
The following is a tentative schedule for the charrette:
Wednesday, November 2 – Evening Meeting
The following commentary, which relates to items on the MPRB agenda for September 7, 2011, was posted at http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls/messages/topics.html by Bradley T. Conley, Loring Park resident, on September 2, 2011:
MPRB WIRTH PARK AGREEMENT FOR NORDIC SKI FOUNDATION/MET COUNCIL $1.7M WINDFALL
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The following article by Vickie Evans-Nash was published in the August 10, 2011 issue of the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder:
PARK BOARD WEIGHS FUTURE OF WIRTH PAR 3
On July 19, as a result of community concerns over a possible elimination of the Theodore Wirth Par 3 golf course, approximately 100 people gathered at Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) administrative offices for the Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting. Many came to protest the proposal.
The following article by Nick Halter was published in the July 11, 2011 issue of the Southwest Journal:
WIRTH PARK PAR 3 FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE
DISCUSSIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE THEODORE WIRTH PAR 3
The following timeline was prepared by the Friends of the Theodore Wirth Par 3 and submitted to the MPRB:
TIMELINE 2010-2011
LETTER-TO-THE-EDITOR RE: WIRTH PARK PAR 3 GOLF COURSE
The following letter-to-the-editor in support of the Wirth Park Par 3 Golf Course was published in the June 17, 2011 issue of the Star Tribune:
The editorial on Wirth Park failed to mention what a tremendous resource the Wirth Par 3 Golf Club is to Minneapolis golfers ("New life for Wirth in wake of tornado," June 8).
WIRTH SKI CENTER TO REPLACE PAR 3 GOLF?
The following letter was sent to MPRB President John Erwin and Commissioners by Robert Dwyer:
Commissioner John Erwin, President
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
2117 West River Road
June 6, 2011
Dear President Erwin,
HEADS-UP FOR THE OCTOBER 20, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING
5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING. Committee meetings to follow. The meetings will be held in the boardroom at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road, just north of Broadway Pizza.
5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME. Speakers need to sign up before 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
This meeting is the last meeting that David Fisher will be attending as Superintendent. His four month stint as interim superintendent ends on October 31. We are grateful that he accepted the invitation to come to Minneapolis to fill this position.
The following information is based on information available on the MPRB's website:
Theodore Wirth Park Citizen Advisory Committee Meetings
The following notice appeared in the March 14, 2010 issue of the Star Tribune:
CAC FOR WIRTH PARK
The following notice appeared in the March 14, 2010 issue of the Star Tribune:
CAC FOR WIRTH PARK
Pinch Flat News is reporting the following item on their website:
Some disturbing info just in from Gentle Stove:
"The Mpls Park & Rec approved their 2008 budget last night, which included an addition of a yearly fee for anyone who rides off-road at Theo Wirth.
WCCO's website has this story for the 100th anniversary of the Wildflower Garden. Jeanette Trompeter reports:
(WCCO) Minneapolis It's no secret the Twin Cities has one of the best parks systems around but many don't know that it also boasts the oldest public wildflower garden in the country.
Within the 759 acres that is Theodore Wirth Regional Park, there is a chunk of land worth checking out. It's a place where over a lunch hour people can tune out the hum of the city, and tune in to the peace and quiet.
"This woodland area is probably the largest area in the garden and it's full of the wonder spring ephemerals that people seek out right about now and woodland wildflowers," said curator Susan Wilkins.
Welcome to the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. Butler was a school teacher in Minneapolis from about 1874 to 1911.
Read the entire story on the WCCO website.
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