Hales Corners Park Sets Ice Rink Trend
Journal Times Staff – September 11, 2018
WATERFORD — Although the snow and ice have not come yet, those hoping to ice skate this winter will have something to forward to in Waterford.
The Waterford Village Board has approved the purchase of a 50- by 90-foot hockey rink and plans to have it built on a vacant lot at the intersection of Main and Milwaukee streets. An additional skating area for figure skating and free skating will be set up adjacent to the hockey rink.
No timeline for when the rinks will be open has been established.
Last year the village Department of Public Works set up a small rink in Whitford Park, which was popular with residents but was not widely utilized.
Village officials, staff and area nonprofits began meeting to share ideas and collaborate on events that will utilize several open, Downtown-area lots that the village now owns.
The village of Waterford is looking at ways to engage the public and create vibrancy in the one of the main shopping areas. Business owners have faced challenges over the past year during the village’s utility infrastructure project.
The project is being done in advance of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s major reconstruction of Highway 20/83, which runs through the heart of the village.
