Dry Run Park gets the official endorsement of the Decorah Park Board

Posted: Fri, Jul 19, 2019 9:39 AM

Decorah Park Board members Thursday night officially endorsed a proposal to build a new park along Water Street, next to Riverside Street. "Dry Run Park" would be a pocket park, similar to Water Street Park on the west end of downtown Decorah.

The estimated price tag of the park is $160,000--but volunteers have already raised more than half that amount.

Organizers believe the new park would become a place for employees of nearby business to have lunch or for bike riders to take a break before heading downtown.

Park Board members have given their blessing to the project--with the understanding that funds for the park will be raised totally through donations, with no cost to the city.