Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Park Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, August 24, 2022  
5:30 PM  
Silverwood County Park Stone House  
771 Silver Lane, Edgerton, WI 53534  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Ripp called the Park Commission meeting to order at 5:32 PM.  
Staff Present: Laura Hicklin, Joleen Stinson, Sharene Smith, Sammi Boyd.  
Friends of Silverwood Park members present: Katie Vance-Whitten, Rita Fox, Pat  
Seaverson, Sheri Trick, Linda Lipinski and the Cunningham family.  
5 -  
Present:  
DAVE RIPP, TOM THORESEN, KRISTIE GOFORTH, STEFANIE BROUWER and  
NANCY BOGUE  
2 - ANALIESE EICHER and GRACE MORAN  
Excused:  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the August 10, 2022 Park Commission  
2022  
MIN-228  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-228 PC Minutes 08-10-22  
PC 08-10-2022 Registration Report  
A motion was made by BROUWER, seconded by THORESEN, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
C. Fund Transfers - None  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
2022  
DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AWARD TO TOWN OF  
RES-147  
ALBION  
RIPP, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER and MCGINNITY  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-147  
2022 RES-147_Area MAP_Town of Albion  
2022 RES-147_MAP_Albion_Koshkonong  
2022 RES-147 Fiscal Note  
A motion was made by THORESEN, seconded by GOFORTH, that the Resolution  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
2022  
RES-148  
AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE OF LAND AT FALK WELLS SUGAR  
RIVER WILDLIFE AREA (SCHALLER)  
RIPP, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER and JOERS  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-148  
2022 RES-148_Area MAP_Schaller  
2022 RES-148_MAP_Schaller  
2022 RES-148 Fiscal Note  
A motion was made by BROUWER, seconded by THORESEN, that the Resolution  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
2022  
RES-149  
AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE OF LAND FOR DOOR CREEK  
WETLANDS AND LOWER YAHARA RIVER TRAIL  
RIPP, CHAWLA, ENGELBERGER and JOERS  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-149  
2022 RES-149_Area MAP_Barber  
2022 RES-149_MAP_Barber  
A motion was made by BROUWER, seconded by GOFORTH, that the Resolution  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
2022  
RES-151  
AUTHORIZING ADDENDUM B TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL  
AGREEMENT CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAUK  
RIPP, CHAWLA and ENGELBERGER  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: 2022 RES-151  
2022 RES-151 Fiscal Note  
2022 RES-151 CONTRACT #13704B  
A motion was made by THORESEN, seconded by BROUWER, that the Resolution  
be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action - None  
F. Presentations  
1. The Friends of Silverwood Park  
The Friends of Silverwood Park runs the regenerative agriculture garden program with  
grower partners. Volunteers are working on the oak woodland restoration and have done  
the initial invasive brush clearing in nearly all of the 50 acre woodland. The Friends host  
several educational programs and community events throughout the year, including a  
summer camp, wreath making, mushroom log inoculation workshops, harvest festival,  
candlelight hike and Natural Resource Foundation field trips. The harvest festival is  
coming up on Saturday, September 17 from 11 AM - 4 PM. Summer camp students Ellie  
and Jane Cunningham spoke about their favorite parts of summer camp and their  
volunteer work in the park.  
2. History of Silverwood County Park  
The property was donated to Dane County in 2001 by Irene Silverwood after it had been in  
the Silverwood family since 1870. Pursuant to the wishes of Mrs. Silverwood, the Park  
was leased out for agricultural production for the first several years of County ownership  
and therefore park planning and development did not begin until 2013. The park's master  
plan was completed in 2016. The Silverwood Stone House, previously the Silverwood  
family home, was built pre-Civil War of locally quarried limestone. We do not know the  
exact date the house was constructed but it is thought to have been built in the late  
1840’s to mid-1850’s based on the style of the house and marks left on the wood during  
construction. The house was renovated by Operation Fresh Start in 2016 for use as a  
visitor’s center. The park has over 5,000 feet of shoreline along Rice and Sweet Lakes,  
which are popular for paddlers. The park also has hiking and equestrian trails.  
3. Groundswell Conservancy, Town of Dunkirk and Dunkirk Dam Lake District,  
Conservation Fund Grant Application – Yahara River  
The Town of Dunkirk, Dunkirk Dam Lake District and Groundswell Conservancy are  
partnering to purchase a 1.64 acre parcel on the Yahara River off of County Highway N.  
They have applied for a Conservation Fund Grant for $19,500. The property will provide  
public access and increase water recreation opportunities on the river. The Town of  
Dunkirk will own the property and the Dunkirk Dam Lake District will construct the  
improvements and manage the property.  
2022  
RPT-308  
Adler Addition to Dunkirk Dam Lake District and Town of Dunkirk Park  
Lands  
Attachments: Adler_PC_Summary  
G. Reports to Committee - None  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
September 14, with 2023 fee public hearing (note early 4:45 PM start time) - Hybrid by  
zoom or in person at City County Building Room #351  
September 28 - Morton Forest  
October 26 - McCarthy Youth & Conservation County Park  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda - None  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law - None  
K. Adjourn  
A motion was made by BROUWER, seconded by BOGUE, that the Meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
Meeting adjourned 6:38 PM.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Joleen Stinson, pending Park Commission approval.