Winnequah Park Shelter Update

At last night's rather quiet Monona city council meeting, the Mayor announced that the state has determined that the new Winnequah Park shelter does meet its standards for year-round use (I'm paraphrasing). This is hugely good news and removes a major barrier to resolving the dispute with the city-hired architect. The shelter has been locked up this winter on advice of legal counsel.

Basically, it means we just need to figure out a way to winterize the pipes and perhaps some other relatively minor issues and can then use the shelter year round without needing major structural changes. Hopefully, we will reach a settlement with the architect so that these fixes can be completed before next winter.

In any event, once the weather warms up the shelter will be opened for use - in fact it is already reserved for use nearly every day through the fall.