envisioning fair play - Common Ground

ENVISIONING FAIR PLAY A common dream for Milwaukee parks and recreational facilities SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 WWW.FAIRPLAYWI.ORG

WHERE DO MILWAUKEE COUNTY KIDS PLAY? There are 290 public schools in 38 separate school districts in Milwaukee County. Common Ground volunteers inspected and evaluated the athletic/recreational spaces at each of the 268 sites that serve these schools. Of the 268 sites, 175, or 65% of them were rated overall as Terrible, Inadequate or Fair by Common Ground leaders. The 65% does not take into account the 16 sites that do not have any outdoor athletic facilities at all. The current state of Milwaukee County’s public school athletic facilities is unacceptable. They are, in many cases, unsafe and unusable, and in some cases even non-existent.

THE OVERALL EVALUATION YIELDED THESE RESULTS: OVERALL CONDITION Terrible Poor Inadequate Good Excellent Terrible

# OF SCHOOL SITES 35 59 81 60 33

% OF TOTAL 13 22 30.2 22.3 12.3

Excellent

WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR

WHY FAIR PLAY?

Since our initial survey, over 3000 parents, teachers, coaches and students have joined our initiative, by participating in neighborhood walks, attending house meetings and coming together to work towards this plan.

While powerful billionaires/multi-millionaires (Wesley Edens, Marc Lasry and Ted Kellner) are trying to find a way to use our public tax money to build a new Bucks arena, where millionaires will play and an elite group of people can afford to watch them play, our kids and community members are using unsafe, terrible, and broken athletic fields and parks.

On April 8, 2014, 800 members of Common Ground voted that if public dollars are used to build a new Bucks arena, that at least $150 million dollars need to be set aside for improvements on public sports and athletic facilities as well (aka Fair Play). If Fair Play is not part of the plan, then Common Ground would actively oppose the new Bucks arena.

This is the message Southeastern Wisconsin Common Ground has been driving home with our Fair Play campaign. We want sports to thrive in Milwaukee County — not just for those who can afford a ticket to watch, but for all, and most importantly, our kids — many of whom struggle to find a safe place to learn and practice sports every day.

THEY PLAY, WE PLAY If public funds are used to build a new Bucks arena, then at least $150-$250 million of these funds must be used to improve Milwaukee County public athletic facilities and recreational spaces.

OUR SHARED VISION Some believe that building a new Bucks arena will revitalize downtown. We believe improving the quality of life for our children and citizens is the way to revitalize the entire county. After studying the current conditions at length teachers, coaches, parents and Fair Play team members developed a solution. Working with Quorum Architects and Ellis Engineering & Construction Management Services, the vision was brought to life — one Milwaukee County can be proud of for generations. On the following pages are Quorum’s renderings envisioning improvements for six of the eleven Milwaukee County play fields that are most in need of improvement. Research shows that kids who participate in sports gain benefits in health, academics and life lessons in general. Making this vision a reality would be a win-win for everybody.

Imagine if your tax dollars were spent on a country club — one that you could not afford to enter. Sure, it might make that particular neighborhood look nicer. It might bring more revenue into the city. It might even inspire more people to try golf. But if the general population has no safe place to actually play the game, who is it for?

Vincent High

3. North Division High School -

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MILL 6400N

SILVER SPRING 5600N

5 James A. Bohl, Jr.

1 Ashanti Hamilton

Rainbow Park Riverside

GLENDALE 4600N

Rufus King International

HOPE 4200N

4. Reagan High School -

4000

7 Willie C. Wade

MELVINA 3900N

6 Milele A. Coggs

KEEFE 3500N

$3.8 million

BURLEIGH 3100N

6. Rufus King High School -

VLIET 1400N

WELLS 800N

7. Washington High School -

8 Robert G. Donovan

10 Michael J. Murphy

RAINBOW PARK

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12 Jose Perez

GREENFIELD 1400S

$8.9 million

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West Allis

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BECHER 2100S GRANT 2200S

$7.2 million

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HARRISON 2600S DAKOTA 2900S

10. McGovern Park -

14 Tony Zielinski

11 Joe Dudzik

3100

OKLAHOMA 3100S

Hamilton High

OHIO 3300S

$2.5 million

MORGAN 3500S WILBUR 3700S 4000

HOWARD 3900S

11. Rainbow Park -

PLAINFIELD 4100S BOLIVAR 4300S

Reagan High

CRAWFORD 3800S

13 Terry L. Witkowski

4700

ABBOTT 5200S CLAYTON CREST 5400S GRANGE 5500S

This list is not exclusive but it is an indication of the widespread need of improvement throughout all the Milwaukee County public school districts and parks.

RAMSEY 5900S MANGOLD 6200S

6300

HOWELL 100W

6TH 600W

SALEM 6400S CARRINGTON 6600S WOOD 6700S

20TH 2000W

The use of public money to fix athletic fields and play spaces will benefit everyone, not just those who can afford to go see the Bucks play.

4 Robert J. Bauman

STATE 1000N

13TH 1300W

“Milwaukee County children are as important if not MORE important than the Milwaukee Bucks.”

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An investment in our public schools will send this message to our children and our community and our state:

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WASHINGTON 1700N

TOTAL: $63–70 million

The same dollars that could build one section of Bucks seats could put a whole school in the game, literally, for years to come.

3 Nik Kovac

15 Russell W. Stamper, II

CLARKE 2600N

Washington HS of Information Technology

$4.4 million

Riverside High

North Division High

LOCUST 2900N

$1.8 million

$2.5 million

4800

Lloyd Barbee Montessori

$9.2 million

Washington Reagan McGovern Park

LINCOLN PARK

2 Joe Davis, Sr.

HAMPTON 4800N

$9.4 million

5. Riverside High School -

North Division

7200

GOOD HOPE 7200N

$6 million

Lincoln Park

8000

MCGOVERN PARK

2. Lloyd Barbee Montessori -

Vincent

9 Robert W. Puente

BRADLEY 8000N

43RD 4300W

Hamilton Lloyd Barbee Rufus King

$7.4 million

8800

BROWN DEER 8800N

60TH 6000W

1. Hamilton High School -

76TH

PER BUCKS SEAT

The facilities we have identified as most in need of improvement are listed below, followed by an estimated cost of repair.

COUNTY LINE 9600N

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THE FIRST 11 FAIR PLAY FIELDS

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A NEW BUCKS ARENA WILL COST ABOUT $500 MILLION WITH APPROXIMATELY 18,000 SEATS =

0.5 0 2 3 4 Imagine if1Milwaukee did something to truly Source: Common Ground, 2014 Miles inspire sports and fitness in ALL communities. What if the simple privilege of to playing in a safe, functional facility — was provided to everyone — and not just to professional athletes? What message would that send future generations?

A VISION FOR ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL

ESTIMATED COST: $7.4 MILLION =

OUTDOOR CLASSROOM WITH NATIVE PRAIRIE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM BUFFER WITH NATIVE PRAIRIE

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IMPROVED DROP-OFF STUDENT PARKING LOT STUDENT PARKING LOT MULTI-SPORT STADIUM WITH TURF FIELD MULTI-SPORT STADIUM WITH TURF FIELD CONCESSIONS, STORAGE AND BATHROOMS CONCESSIONS, STORAGE AND BATHROOMS INTERCONNECTED CAMPUS PATHWAYS INTERCONNECTED AND TRAILS CAMPUS PATHWAYS AND TRAILS

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PRACTICE SOCCER FIELD PRACTICE SOCCER FIELD

UPGRADED SOFTBALL FIELD UPGRADED

SOFTBALL FIELD

© Copyright 2014, Quorum Architects, Inc. © Copyright 2014, Quorum Architects, Inc.

ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL ALEXANDER HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL

A VISION FOR LLOYD BARBEE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

PEACE GARDENS PEACE GARDENS NEW PLAY STRUCTURE

ENHANCED EXISTING PARKING

ESTIMATED COST: $6 MILLION =

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MULTI-SPORT STADIUM UPGRADED WITH TURF FIELD SOFTBALL FIELD MULTI-SPORT STADIUM UPGRADED ENHANCED WITH TURF FIELD SOFTBALL FIELD EXISTING PARKING LANDSCAPED PERIMETER

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NATIVE PRAIRIE GRASS INSTALLMENT NATIVE PRAIRIE GRASS INSTALLMENT © Copyright 2014, Quorum Architects, Inc.

© Copyright 2014, Quorum Architects, Inc.

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RAISED COMMUNITY GARDENS RAISED COMMUNITY GARDENS

LLOYD BARBEE MONTESSORI SCHOOL LLOYD BARBEE MONTESSORI SCHOOL

A VISION FOR RUFUS KING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE

OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER

OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER


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BUCKS SEATS

OUTDOOR MARKET AND LEARNING AREA OUTDOOR MARKET GREEN PARKING AND LEARNINGLOT AREA GREEN PARKING LOT

EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING UPDATED TENNIS COURTS UPDATED TENNIS COURTS

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A VISION FOR HAROLD S. VINCENT HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY PATH

UPGRADED BASEBALL/ CROSS COUNTRY PATH MULTI-SPORT STADIUM SOFTBALL FIELDS UPGRADED BASEBALL/ WITH TURF FIELD MULTI-SPORT STADIUM SOFTBALL FIELDS WITH TURF FIELD PRACTICE FIELDS

PRACTICE FIELDS


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FIELD HOUSE/ UPDATED TENNIS FACILITIES FIELD HOUSE/ COURTS STORAGE UPDATED TENNIS FACILITIES COURTS STORAGE STUDENT PARKING LOT STUDENT PARKING LOT EXISTING TRANSFORMER EXISTING FACILITY TRANSFORMER LANDSCAPED FACILITY BUFFER

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HAROLD S. VINCENT HIGH SCHOOL HAROLD S. VINCENT HIGH SCHOOL

A VISION FOR LINCOLN PARK


EXISTING MULTI-SPORT STADIUM EXISTING MULTI-SPORT STADIUM BASEBALL FIELD WITH TURF FIELD BASEBALL FIELD WITH TURF FIELD NEW CONNECTED CONCESSIONS STAND NEW CONNECTED CONCESSIONS STAND WALKING PATHS WALKING PATHS

NEW GREEN SURFACE NEW GREEN SURFACE PARKING LOT PARKING LOT EXISTING EXISTING BASEBALL FIELD BASEBALL FIELD

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BUCKS SEATS

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© Copyright 2014, Quorum Architects, Inc. © Copyright 2014, Quorum Architects, Inc.

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Did you know? Over 21 Milwaukee county schools use Lincoln Park’s athletic fields.

A VISION FOR WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL


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FIELD HOUSE/ MULTI-SPORT STADIUM FACILITIES FIELD HOUSE/ WITH TURF FIELD STORAGE MULTI-SPORT STADIUM FACILITIES WITH TURF FIELD STORAGE

EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING HALF-COURT BASKETBALL

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WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL © Copyright 2014, Quorum Architects, Inc.


A VISION FOR NORTH DIVISION HIGH SCHOOL BLEACHES AND CONSESSIONS


ALUMINI / COMMUNITY BUILDING

BLEACHES AND RELOCATED CONSESSIONS BUILDING

AMPHITHEATER

ALUMINI / COMMUNITY BUILDING

AMPHITHEATER

RAIN GARDEN RAIN GARDEN

NEW ENTRY

EXISTING ENTRY

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EXISTING E.B. BUILDING

MULTI-SPORT COMPLEX WITH TURF FIELD

EXISTING BUILDING

PLAZA SCULPTURE

BASKETBALL COURTS

SCULPTURE DROP-OFF-

BASKETBALL CAMPUS COURTS PROM ENADE

PRACTICE FIELD / OPEN GREENSPACE BASEBALL FIELD

EXISTING ENTRY

PLAZA

MULTI-SPORT COMPLEX WITH TURF FIELD

CAMPUS PROM TOTENADE LOT/ CORNER PARK

BUCKS SEATS

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TENNIS COURTS TENNIS COURTS

PARKING PARKING

GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE RAINGARDEN RAINGARDEN

NEW ENTRY

GARDEN PLOTS SCULPTURE

NORTH DIVISION HIGH SCHOOL NEW ENTRY GARDEN PLOTS NORTH DIVISION HIGH SCHOOL

NOW WHAT? NEXT STEPS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Field renderings and cost estimates would not have been possible without the hard work of these fine people.

• Join us at our public assemblies • Come to our Common Ground Fair Play meetings.

• Allyson Nemec, AIA – Principal Designer, Quorum Architects

• Organize or sign up for a Fair Play walk in your neighborhood.

• James Steiner, RLA – Landscape Architect, Quorum Architects

• Meet with your alderman to support this vision.

• Kate Edwards, AIA – Architect, Quorum Architects

• Visit www.CommonGroundWI.org and sign up for our newsletter.

• Natalie Strohm – Associate, , Quorum Architects

• Donate to Common Ground to help further this campaign.

• Alex Barthel – Intern Architect, Quorum Architects

•B ecome a Common Ground member. Contact us and we’ll tell you how. Email: [email protected] or call 414.751.0755

• Adam Person – UW-Milwaukee Student Intern • Katie Edwards – Mount Mary Student Intern • Devon Ellis - Ellis Engineering & Construction Management Services

STAY UP TO DATE AT WWW.FAIRPLAYWI.ORG

Imagine the message this would send to our kids and our community. They matter as much, if not more, than the Bucks. Isn’t this something worth fighting for?

WHO IS COMMON GROUND? 40,000 members strong, Common Ground is a non-partisan group of active citizens that has been identifying pressing social issues and bringing about creative solutions in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha and Washington Counties since 2008. Affiliated with the IAF, Common Ground members have been hard at work addressing and making real and tangible change on issues including youth jobs, transportation, foreclosures, family issues, affordable healthcare, and education. If you are interested in learning more about Common Ground or becoming a member, visit www.commongroundwi.org, like us on Facebook or send us an email at [email protected].

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WHAT IS FAIR PLAY?

Fair Play is Common Ground’s campaign to insert itself in the discussion about the use of public funds to build a new arena for the Bucks. It is our position that if public money is used to create a new arena for the Bucks, then at least $150–$250 million must be invested to upgrade and build public athletic facilities and playgrounds for children in Milwaukee County. If the Bucks get a great place to play, then our kids get great places to play.

WHO IS COMMON GROUND?

CG is a community organization that works toward igniting positive change within the Greater Milwaukee area. With the power of the collective voice, we have a strong history of facilitating significant and meaningful improvements within our community. By working together, we develop leaders who identify issues that need fixing, develop solutions for them and take action to create change.

AREN’T ACADEMICS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ATHLETICS?

Academics are important, and so are play and athletic competition. Kids need both. Physical activity promotes healthy development and academic achievement. Research shows that kids who get more physical activity are better able to focus and learn. Sports build character and teach teamwork, discipline, and persistence. High schools with strong athletic programs have lower dropout rates and higher test scores.

WHY SHOULD PEOPLE CARE IF THEY DON’T HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOL? 1. Fair Play isn’t just for kids. Outdoor recreation facilities are used by children and adults. Imagine a beautiful stadium with an artificial turf field, a smooth rubber track, bleachers, lights, and a scoreboard. Now imagine who might use it: • High school athletes — girls and boys — practice soccer, football, rugby, lacrosse, and track Monday–Friday after school. • Many student athletes return to practice on the weekends and in the off-season. • Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, students, teachers and community members gather for meets and games. • Teams come from near and far for tournaments. • Retired folks from a nearby church come most days to walk the track, talk and support one another. • Physical education classes are held outside. • Young adults meet weekly to play soccer. • Runners and walkers use the track and the bleachers to workout. • Local peewee football league and the rec department soccer program keep the place buzzing with activity on the weekends and with camps in the summer. 2. Quality facilities will give our communities places to exercise and compete, places to gather and connect, and places that inspire neighborhood pride. 3. We are calling for a parallel investment: if we use public money to build a play space for the Bucks, we must also invest in great play spaces for our kids.

IS FAIR PLAY JUST FOR MPS SCHOOLS?

No. Fair Play includes public athletic facilities and playgrounds throughout Milwaukee County — urban and suburban. Fair Play includes playgrounds and outdoor athletic facilities at public schools as well as athletic fields in Milwaukee County parks. Facilities in our parks and schools are used by students from public, choice and charter schools, independent sports leagues, and community members of all ages.

ISN’T FAIR PLAY OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL NEEDS TASK FORCE? WHAT DOES FAIR PLAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE CECNTF?

The Cultural and Entertainment Capital Needs Task Force (CECNTF) was organized by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce at the request of Senator Kohl, owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation board. The effort to create a state-of-the-art facility for the Bucks is driving the task force. There was no public input on the scope of the Task Force or on which community institutions were invited to be a part of it. As we consider the possibility of using public money to build a new arena for the Bucks, it is only fair that we also consider upgrading public recreation spaces for our kids. Our research last summer showed that 65% of the outdoor recreational spaces at public schools across Milwaukee County need to be upgraded. Many facilities are unsafe and unusable, and in some locations non-existent. Similar problems exist in our county parks. The current state of recreational facilities for kids in Milwaukee County is unacceptable.

WHY DOESN’T FAIR PLAY THINK THE BUCKS SHOULD USE PUBLIC MONEY TO BUILD A NEW ARENA?

1. The Bucks (valued at over half a billion dollars) generated an $18 million profit last year. 2. If the business community feels private money is insufficient and public money needs to be raised, we say that the public should have a say in how its money is spent. Everyone pays taxes; everyone should benefit. Public money should go toward the greater good; it should not just benefit the few who play or spectate in a professional sports arena. 3. Charity is not enough. We need to send a message to all of our kids that they are as important, if not more important, than the Bucks. We reveal our priorities in our spending.

WHERE WILL THE MONEY GO? (HOW WILL THE MONEY BE DISTRIBUTED?)

This is yet to be determined. Common Ground believes that an independent entity (like the one associated with Miller Park) to administer and distribute the funds is the best approach. The money will not go to Common Ground.

HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHICH FACILITIES WILL GET FUNDING?

The priority sites picked to date have been based on need and interest that has emerged during our conversations with parents, coaches, students and teachers.

WHAT MAKES COMMON GROUND THINK FAIR PLAY IS POSSIBLE?

We have a track record of success around foreclosure, healthcare, and education reform. Our members are committed to seeing this issue all the way through. Our sister organizations have waged similar campaigns and won. We have done our research and found there is a tremendous need to upgrade and build quality play spaces across Milwaukee County, and there is popular support to use public dollars to do it especially if public money is used to build a new arena for the Bucks.

WHAT I CAN DO TO SUPPORT FAIR PLAY? • Join us at our public assemblies

• Come to our Common Ground Fair Play meetings. • Organize or sign up for a Fair Play walk in your neighborhood. • Meet with your alderman to support this vision. • Visit www.CommonGroundWI.org and sign up for our newsletter. • Donate to Common Ground to help further this campaign. • Become a Common Ground member. Contact us and we’ll tell you how. Email: [email protected] or call 414.751.0755.