Milwaukee Recreation to Hold Grand Reopening Ceremony for Newly Renovated Wick Playfield

Milwaukee Recreation will hold a grand reopening ceremony on Tuesday, May 6 at 4:30pm to mark the completed renovations to Wick Playfield (4929 W. Vliet St.) The event is open to the public. Community leaders and Milwaukee Recreation staff will also be in attendance.

Community feedback was essential to the Wick Playfield project, helping guide the design process and respond to the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods. Milwaukee Recreation led multiple in-person community engagement events and gathered additional input through online surveys.

“We are thrilled to see the completion of Wick Playfield,” said Brian Litzsey – Director, Milwaukee Recreation. “This playfield is beloved by those in the neighborhood, and the residents provided crucial input to help shape this space. We couldn’t be more proud of the end result. This new playfield is a stunning, vibrant, and welcoming space that children and families will enjoy for years to come.”

Wick Playfield now features modern playground equipment, new basketball courts, upgraded walking paths, comfortable plaza seating, improved lighting, synthetic turf baseball and softball diamonds, refreshed dirt softball diamonds, batting cages, and pitching bays. The site also features a splash pad to provide relief during hot summer days. In addition, the space is equipped with solar shade structures called E-Cacia Trees, designed and manufactured by Solar Forma Design.

Following the ceremony, attendees are invited to join Milwaukee Recreation for a Milwaukee City Conference (MCC) baseball game between Rufus King HS and Pulaski HS. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00pm.

For more information visit mkerec.net/wick.

Milwaukee Recreation is a department of Milwaukee Public Schools, established in 1911 to enrich and strengthen the community by promoting healthy lifestyles, personal development, and fun through memorable recreational and educational experiences for people of all ages and abilities. Milwaukee Recreation is recognized as an accredited agency through NRPA and CAPRA. For more information, visit mkerec.net or contact Claire McHugh (Claire@mkerec.net) at (414) 475-8634 or Brian Hoffer (Brian@mkerec.net) at (414) 475-8938.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.