Welcome to the Hartung Park Neighborhood!
Mission Statement
(Adopted:
October 24, 2007)
The Hartung Park Community Association is a nonprofit
community organization whose goal is to bring together the neighborhood to
conceptually and financially support the development and maintenance of a park
on the site of the former Hartung Quarry as an environmentally conscious
neighborhood park that incorporates environmental education, a children’s
playground, and passive outdoor recreation resulting in restoration of a 16 acre
parcel along the Menomonee River Parkway.
Vision (Adopted:
November 27, 2007)
The Hartung Park
Community Association:
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Strives for diversity
through open and affordable membership regardless of age, ability, race,
socio-economic status, or creed;
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Aims to improve our
neighborhood by developing and maintaining a place for environmentally
conscious recreation and relaxation that can be shared by all
individuals and families;
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Works to expand
environmental understanding and knowledge through educational
opportunities at the park;
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Builds community by
linking residents in Milwaukee and Wauwatosa in the pursuit of a shared
purpose and vision for Hartung Park.
Location
Hartung Quarry/Park is located at 3342 N. Argonne Drive. It has been used as a City of Milwaukee-owned landfill since 1964. The landfill covers 16 acres. It is about two blocks north of W. Burleigh St., and about one block east of the Menomonee River Parkway. The landfill is in both the City of Milwaukee and the City of Wauwatosa. See
map for location.
Current Information from the HPCA
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Hartung Park will be completed in two phases. Phase One will include the area closest to the corner of Keefe Ave. and the Menomonee River Parkway. The proposed 5.3 acres of Proposal A can be viewed on the
Hartung Park Phase One Plan. Below on this page is the plan for the entire park.
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Phase One will include a children's play area. One possible play structure can be found at: http://www.playlsi.com/Products/Playsystems/Evos/EvosGallery/
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HPCA is a 501c.3 non-profit.
Although a majority of the park will be paid for by the city and the DNR grant, we
are fundraising for several items including the play equipment.
To Read President's Reports
click here
Opportunities For You to Help The Park
Here are several ways you can help raise money for the future Hartung Park.
The
Wall of Recognition
fundraiser
specifically for playground equipment in our park.
Click
here for full details.
Update on fundraiser as of
July 31st:
Individual
donations received
- Brachiopods
$100-$249: 5 gifts
- Crinoids
$250-$499: 2 gifts
- Trilobites
$500-$999: 5 gifts
New Business donors:
THANK
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pick-n-Save WE CARE Program
Each time you shop at Pick 'n Save® and use your Advantage Plus® Savers Card, the non-profit organization you specify will receive a cash rebate which is distributed every three months. The amount of the rebate will be a percentage of the total amount of WE CARE dollars that Pick 'n Save® has contributed. The more you use your card, the larger percentage of total WE CARE contribution your elected organizations will receive.
The Hartung Park WE CARE number is #315255.
Grants Received
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REI grant of $5000.00 in June, 2007.
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Wauwatosa Savings and Loan Foundation
$500.00
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Faye McBeath Foundation $5000.00 in May, 2008
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Maihaugen Foundation $3000.00 grant for the demonstration rain garden in December 2007.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Stewardship matching grant of $250,000. Please see the
Press Release for more details.
Progress towards the future Hartung Park
The Steering Committee was organized in 2005, and along with Alderman Bohl, they began working on the development of Hartung Park. First a Citizen Survey was given out to area residents to gain feedback on items they would like to see be developed with the new Hartung Park. (The results of that survey.) Next a proposed Topographical Model and Conceptual Site Plan was developed by Jason Wilke and Franz Heitzer. Several public town hall meetings were held by Alderman Bohl to discuss the future of Hartung Quarry.
The Hartung Quarry Resolution drafted by Alderman Bohl was heard by the City Planning Commission on Monday June 26, 2006. The resolution has been approved and was signed by Mayor Barrett on Monday July 17.
Click here to view the Hartung Quarry Resolution.
The Hartung Park proposal passed the Tosa Common Council on
Feb 6th, 2007.
Our Neighborhood Rummage in August 2007 was a huge success. We raised $1,142 towards the future play area at Hartung Park. Thank you to everyone who donated items and their time to make this such a profitable fundraiser.
On Sunday Sept. 23, 2007 Mayor Tom Barrett held a news conference at the entrance of Hartung Quarry and announced he is proposing to invest $200,000 in his upcoming 2008 City Budget to transform the landfill at Hartung Quarry into a neighborhood park. Please check the
Photos page for pictures of this event.
Future Site Plan
Hartung Park will be completed in two phases. Phase One will include the area closest to the corner of Keefe Ave. and the Menomonee River Parkway. This will include a children's play area. View the
Hartung Park Phase One Plan
(Revised). Below is the plan for the entire park.
The site plan offers many special features including:
- Play/ Exercise Experience
- Multi-Purpose Playing Field
- Sledding Hill
- Mowed and Wood Chipped Nature Trails
- 3 Overlooks with Vistas
- Natural Amphitheater with Limestone Labyrinth in Lawn
- Wooded Plantings
- Short Prairie Meadow Plantings
- Infiltration Basins / Rain Garden Demonstration
- Recreated Limestone Outcroppings
- Primary Public Access from Menomonee River Parkway
- Safe Cross Walk across Menomonee River Parkway to link
to future Paved Oakleaf Trail and existing Restrooms
Several Perimeter Lots for Single-Family Homes
View the Hartung Quarry Site Features
View the Hartung Quarry Planting Concept
View the Hartung Quarry Grading Plan
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