Eckhart Park rebuild moves ahead with July teardown and fall community build

VIROQUA Wis. – After years of planning and fundraising the long awaited rebuild of Eckhart Park’s main playground is now on a firm timeline with demolition set for mid July and a community build week scheduled for late September.

Parks and Recreation Director Kale Proksch told the Viroqua Public Works Committee last week that design details are nearly finalized and that the next few weeks will focus on ordering materials lining up volunteers and preparing the site.

He said the city is working from updated playground drawings that shift equipment slightly away from mature trees and fine tune the location of picnic tables and fencing to meet safety standards.