City of Dubuque Invites Residents to Help Plan Three Neighborhood Parks, Currently Accepting Park Name Proposals 

Nov. 9, 2023

The City of Dubuque Park Division is currently developing plans for parks in the English Ridge, Eagle Valley, and Westbrook neighborhoods with construction scheduled for summer 2024. While a neighborhood park is generally designed to serve the immediate neighborhood, the parks will be open to the entire community. 

The public is invited to help plan the parks and provide input through an online survey at www.cityofdubuque.org/planyourpark. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and residents of all ages, including children, are encouraged to participate. The online survey will be open through Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Paper copies of the survey are available at the Leisure Services office at 1157 Central Ave. To request a paper copy of the survey by mail, call 563-589-4263. 

An in-person park planning event is being held at each park site:

• English Ridge Neighborhood
  Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. 
  253 Stone Valley Dr. Dubuque, IA 52003
• Eagle Valley Neighborhood
  Saturday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m.
  2095 Harpy Eagle Ct. Dubuque, IA 52001
• Westbrook Neighborhood
  Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m.
  7601 North Westbrook Dr. Dubuque, IA 52002

Following the in-person events and close of the survey, the design team will take the community’s ideas and develop plans for each park. The Park Division expects those plans to be ready to share with the public in late December.

Eagle Valley Park is the official name of the Eagle Valley neighborhood park. The English Ridge and Westbrook neighborhood parks will be named using the City’s Park & Recreation Facility Naming Policy. The proposed park names should generally fall within one of the following categories:

• Historic events, people, and places
• Individuals (living or non-living) or groups who have provided exceptional service to the City of Dubuque’s park system, recreation facilities, or the City as a whole
• Major donations, including land or other contributions for the improvement and/or expansion of the park or trails system
• Geographic location, such as naming in relationship to an adjacent street

The submission must contain at minimum the proposed name and reasons for the proposed name. In addition, proposals may be accompanied by documentation attesting to community support for the proposed name, including signed letters or petitions, as well as other supporting materials the nominator feels will assist in the review.

Leisure Services Director Marie Ware will then evaluate whether the proposals comply with the naming policy, authenticate supporting documents, and prepare and forward the information to the Parks and Recreation Commission for consideration. The commission will then individually rank the proposals and develop their recommendations to be presented to the City Council.

Park name proposals may be submitted at www.cityofdubuque.org/planyourpark. Paper copies of the park name proposal form are available at the Leisure Services office located at 1157 Central Ave. To request a paper copy by mail, call 563-589-4263. The deadline to propose names for the parks is Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.

For questions or more information about the planning and development of the neighborhood parks, contact the Parks Division at 563-589-4263.

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MEDIA CONTACT
Stephen Fehsal, Park Division Manager
sfehsal@cityofdubuque.org, 563-589-4263