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Brandt-Quirk
Park
[Quarry
Park]
1985
09 25 Watertown
has received the maximum amount of eligible federal aid to acquire 74 acres of land
for the future development of Quarry Park.
A spokesperson from Sen. Robert Kasten's
office said the Department of Interior has granted Watertown $92,500 in land
acquisition funds. The money will be used toward the purchase of the 74 acres
of west side property, previously owned by Herbert Lunde. The new property, when combined with
previously designated Quarry Park land, will eventually give Watertown a 166
acre park. City officials hope to begin
formal planning work on the facility next year. WDT
1999
08 18 The Park, Recreation and Forestry Commission will consider approving the master plan of Brandt/Quirk Park Tuesday when it meets with engineering firm Bonestroo & Associates of Mequon. The public is invited to attend and offer input on designs for the park’s recreational facilities, which include a youth baseball center, skate park/BMX facility, tennis and basketball courts, soccer fields, a nursery and parking lots. Rest rooms, concession stands and a shelter adjacent to the soccer fields are included in designs. WDT
08 27 An initial review of
plans for the youth baseball complex in the developing Brandt/Quirk Park
revealed a shocking conclusion - the center will cost about $200,000 more to
construct than previously estimated.
“This was a shocker,” said John Steber,
director of the Watertown Park, Recreation and Forestry Department. Steber said the
initial estimate for the 11-acre Brandt Baseball Center was $612,000. Now, the planning firm Bonestroo,
Rosene, Anderlik &
Associates is saying the same facility will cost $812,611. Steber said the
additional cost stems from an oversight by Bonestroo
in its initial estimate. That figure did
not include $78,365 for a storm sewer and field drainage system. There were also a number of other add-ons
that increased the cost projection, he said.
WDT
09 04 Youth Baseball Complex—Almost a quarter
million dollars was lopped off the price of a youth baseball complex at the
developing Brandt/Quirk Park on Watertown’s west side through discussions Tuesday. The Watertown Park, Recreation and Forestry
Commission identified 13 areas in which money could be saved, allowing the
project’s cost to come in at projections.
The commission was informed Aug. 24 that there were cost overruns of
approximately $250,000 for the proposed development of the park. WDT
09 30 The Watertown Tennis
Association has kicked off a $100,000 fund-raising effort for the development
of Brandt/Quirk Park with a $7,500 donation.
Those funds have been given to the Watertown
Area Community Foundation where they will be held until the goal is
reached. The $100,000 drive from the
private sector is part of an overall $1.3 million financing package for the
2000 full development of the city's newest community park. WDT
2000
02 09 Brandt/Quirk
Park Fund-Raising Effort
In an effort to lay the
foundation for the proposed Brandt/Quirk Park, a fund-raising effort of selling
bricks is under way, according to John Schloemer,
brick coordinator. Bricks are being sold
in several businesses throughout the community with proceeds going to an effort
to raise $100,000 in private funds for the development of the Brandt/Quirk
Park. The fund-raising committee held a
meeting last week and “we are encouraged by the sales because we have not done
a lot of promotion yet,” Schloemer said. As of last week, about 30 of the bricks had
been sold, he said.“
In some regards this is encouraging because we have not been working at
it yet.” WDT
05 04 The Watertown Park and
Recreation Department is holding a 12-hour baseball fund-raiser May 20 at
Riverside Park. Funds raised during the
baseball marathon will be directed to the development of the Brandt/Quirk Park. The fund drive is to assist the private
sector's donation of $100,000 to the overall $1.4 million need for the city's
newest community park. The plan is to
have the park constructed by the fall of this year. WDT
09 24 Brandt/Quirk Park, the gem of Watertown's park system,
was dedicated in two programs Saturday morning that emphasized the
public-private partnership that made its development possible. Several hundred onlookers, in addition to
400-500 youth soccer players using the facilities as a fund-raiser, paid
tribute to the Brandt-Quirk families for their major grants that made the
development of the park possible this year rather than many years in the
future. The Quirk Foundation gave
$500,000 to the park. Dr. James Conley,
who spoke on behalf of the Brandt-Quirk family, said, “It has been a great
satisfaction to us to help develop this park. It is a magnificent gift for the
young people of Watertown. It has been a
great undertaking and it would not have happened without the support and
efforts of our mayor (Fred Smith) and the city staff.” WDT
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