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Community Project Requests

How to Initiate a Project With Milwaukee County Parks

Thank you for your interest in improving Milwaukee County Parks! We have a few avenues to make it easy for you to make a project request and understand our most common request processes. Use the forms below to submit a project request. Most requests are reviewed twice a year, so anticipate submitting your request several months in advance of your desired schedule.

 

"How to Propose a Project" Guide

View the Project Request Guide

Initiate a Project: Community Project Request

The Community Project Request process allows members of the public or organizations to submit proposals for review by Milwaukee County Parks. Requests may range from renovating a building to planting a pollinator garden. 

Applications should contain as much information as possible. Proposals that are well-vetted and contain budgets, funding, maintenance plans, and designs are more likely to proceed. If a project advances, it may require a Right of Entry Permit and Maintenance Agreement. Projects that are approved will need to be managed and implemented by the applicant.

Fall Submission Deadline: Nov. 11, 2024 (determination by Dec. 16)
Spring Submission Deadline: May 12, 2025 (determination by June 9)

Recent successful Community Project Requests:

  • Friends of Grant Park – Wil-O-Way Steps Installation
  • MKE Alliance Against Racism – Mural at Lucille Berrien Park
  • Friends of Estabrook Park – Tunnel Entrance Restoration
  • Friends of LaFollette Park – Pollinator Garden
  • WI Bike Fed – Bike Safety QR Signs at Little Menomonee and Lincoln Creek

Community Project Request Form

Utility/Public Infrastructure Proposals

For an easement for utility or public infrastructure, you must complete a request form. 

Spring Submission Deadline: March 21, 2025 (determination by April 21, 2025)

Fall Submission Deadline: Sept. 26, 2025 (determination by Oct. 27, 2025)

Utility/Public Infrastructure Project Request Form

Utility/Public Infrastructure Approval & Installation Process

 

Small Cell/Wireless Facilities
Submissions for Small Cell/Wireless Facilities are accepted year-round 

Small Cell/Wireless Facilities – Complete Guidelines

Small Cell/Wireless Facilities Request Form

Renaming a Park, Parkway, Parks Facility

Parks, parkways and park facilities are public assets that foster dynamic connections within our community. Their names contribute to the culture and identity of our community.

The public is welcome to propose new names that align with the geographic, historical, cultural or social significance of the location, and may recognize significant contributions of individuals or organizations to the local community, Milwaukee County, the State of Wisconsin, the United States of America or Native lands.

Renaming of County Parks - 21-922

Park Renaming Form

MILWAUKEE COUNTY PARKS

9480 W. Watertown Plank Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414) 257-PARK (7275)
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