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Wittenberg Park plan comes up for council vote this week

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The idea of designating a north La Crosse park as surplus land is likely to be put to rest by the city council this week.

Following a ‘no’ vote last week by the city plan commission, the council finance committee voted Thursday to retain Wittenberg Park instead of trying to sell it.

City planner Jason Gilman explained to the committee that one goal was ‘to see if we could add value to the area that’s non-wetland.’

But Gilman says a potential developer wanted more land than just the 8-acre park located close to I-90.

He also says a geologist pointed to problems which might arise from filling land in that part of the city.

The full city council meets next Thursday night.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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