Bike and Ped Plan Open House- January 19th

You are invited to the public open house for the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for Allouez. Your participation is needed to help make Allouez a better place to live, work, and play!

Staff and committee members have been working on the plan for the past 18 months. Further consideration of bicycle and pedestrian opportunities will be discussed. This is your chance to define your community!

When:  Thursday, January 19th, 5:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m. (open house) Presentation to begin at 5:30 p.m.
Where:  Allouez Village Hall, 1900 Libal Street

A copy of the plan will be available on our website and at the Village Hall January 16th-27th. All public comment is welcome!

For further information contact:
Trevor Fuller,  trevor@villageofallouez.com or  by phone 448-2800, ext. 134

Get Outside and Enjoy the Winter

 

The Village of Allouez Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department would like to invite you to check out some winter recreational activities that we have to offer here in Allouez.  The ice skating rink at Green Isle Park, 2500 Greene Avenue, is open and available for ice skating.  The warming shelter and restrooms are open from 3 to 8 pm Monday through Friday and 1 to 8 pm on Saturdays and Sundays.  Skaters may use the rink at other times during open park hours as well.

 

The sledding hill at PH Martin Webster Park, 2111 Jourdain Lane, is also open.  The hill is located between the old shelter building and the tennis courts, is unsupervised, open to all, and free. Sledding opportunities are during daylight hours only and as long as there is snow on the hill.  Although sledding is fun, due to its nature sledding is at your own risk and the Village of Allouez assumes no liability for possible injuries or damage to equipment.

 

We would also like to encourage winter enthusiasts to check out the groomed cross country ski trails along the Resch Family East River Trail.  The Department has groomed several trails and loops from Green Isle Park to Wiese Park.  We are hoping to maintain the groomed trails this winter as long as we have adequate snow pack to accommodate the grooming equipment.  For other users of the trail and parks, please respect the groomed trails and use proper winter trail etiquette.  Please do not walk in the ski tracks as boot holes and dog footprints ruin the trail for skiing.  Walk and snowshoe on the walking trail or next to the ski trail.  Also, for the pet owners, please remember to pick up after your pet and dispose to the feces properly.

 

And finally, for those that still want to walk, run, and bike during the winter, our trails are still open.  There are three trails in the Village that are plowed for recreational purposes.  There is a plowed trail loop in Green Isle Park from the park entrance area to the tennis courts.  In addition the new Allouez Trail Connection along Highway 172 from Webster Avenue to the Fox River Trail is open.  And lastly, the Fox River Trail from Green Bay through Allouez and DePere is open.  Please remember that snow and ice may be present on these recreational trails and trail users assume some risk of use due to the nature of snow and ice surfaces being slippery.

Remember to have fun and please send us your pictures enjoying the wonderful Allouez parks this winter!

Village Street Tree Maintenance

The Village of Allouez Forestry Division will be maintaining trees along the streets throughout the community this winter.  Urban forestry staff will be pruning village street trees in Management Units 9 and 8 (see attached map) for clearances and the health of the trees.  If a management unit is not completed this winter, it will be carried over into the next year until all of the street trees have been maintained as needed.  The Division also performs street tree pruning on a request basis by homeowners.  If you see a need for tree maintenance, feel free to contact the Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department so that we can schedule the work.

In addition the Division will be performing street clearance pruning of various village street trees and privately owned trees throughout the community that have been selected by the Public Works Department.  These trees are encroaching into the street right of way and have been noted due to branches that are growing too low over the street or sidewalk resulting in safety concerns or traffic issues.  Per the Village Code of Ordinances, the village is responsible for maintaining 14 feet clearances over streets and 10 feet over sidewalks as well as providing clear vision for motorists and pedestrians.

 

Please feel free to contact the Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department at 448-2805 if you have questions or would like to request maintenance of street trees in your neighborhood.