Park Arthur Development Gets Underway

The construction of Park Arthur will finally get under way this spring. Grading and infrastructure on the eastern portion of the park will be completed later this year.

Once completed, Park Arthur will be city's largest park and welcome residents and visitors to baseball fields, a sledding hill, equestrian trail, ice rink, football field and soccer pitch.

According to Craig Anderson, director of Muskego Parks and Recreation, requests for proposals have already gone out and are expected back by March 1. Work will begin at the end of April or beginning of May and wrap up by September.

"This is just the first of several phases," Anderson said. Additional phases include the installation of fields, trails, and entrances followed by the construction of playgrounds and shelters.

Because the park includes an environmental corridor like wetlands and a wooded grove, the park will be pitched for optimum water run-off. For example, Anderson explained, the baseball fields require a slope of just one percent. Whether it's from right to left field or back toward the edge of the outfield, the pitch keeps water from accumulating and keeps water flowing toward the environmental areas.

Infrastructure like sewer and water, irrigation and drainage for fields, and wiring the park to a certain point for electricity.

"We only need to get electric service to a specific area for access," Anderson stated. "When shelters are built or lights are erected for baseball games, we'll be able to wire off of that first spot."

This first phase of development has been budgeted for between $550,000 and $630,000. Plans for the park have been drawn up by Bonestroo of Mequon.