Politics & Government
DNR Evaluating Falk Park Conversion Request
105 acres south of Drexel Avenue would become part of Falk Park under a proposal.
The state Department of Natural Resources is evaluating a proposal in which 105 acres south of Drexel Avenue would become part of Falk Park.
Under a proposed land exchange, Milwaukee County would give up 70 acres north of Drexel -- 50 of which l -- to convert those 105 acres south of Drexel into parkland, according to a DNR news release.
Because portions of Falk Park were purchased with federal grants, public rights cannot be reliquinshed without state and federal approval, according to the news release.
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Falk Park is relatively undeveloped except for a park pavilion, small parking area and unpaved trails, the news release notes.
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