Ripon approved a $1.3 million transformation of Selfridge Park, with a significant portion of the funding coming from a $468,240 Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program grant, reported the Ripon Commonwealth Press.
The project will add a kayak launch with handicapped accessibility, fishing pier, multi-use path, nature viewing area, and shoreline restoration. Construction is expected to be completed some time in 2026.
“This is one of the most significant park improvement projects the city has undertaken in many years,” City Administrator Adam Sonntag told the Ripon Commonwealth Press.
Since 1989, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has funded projects in all 72 Wisconsin counties, and most program funding goes to grants for local governments and nonprofits to build park infrastructure, boat ramps, and recreational trails like those planned for Selfridge Park.
Featured image by Doug Wallick, 2008
