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Community Park Open House
Wednesday, April 21 from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
There will be a Community Park Open House on Wednesday, April 21st from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Watertown-Mayer Elementary School located
at 500 Paul Avenue. There will be park tours, pictures of park components and park scheme presented at the open house.
More information and photos can be seen at www.watertowncommunitypark.org.
Bergs Donate 40 acres for New Community Park
By Todd Moen
Editor
Carver County News
Thanks to what officials are describing as a "win-win" agreement between Jerry and Kathy Berg of Watertown
and the city, Christmas arrived a few weeks early this year in Watertown.
The Bergs are giving the city about 40 acres of land to be used for a community park, an amenity that has been
on the wish list of city officials since 2003. In return, the city has agreed to some future considerations concerning other
property owned by the Bergs. Officials estimate the donation to have a net value of just over $1 million. The agreement was
the main event at the city council meeting on Dec. 9.
View the presentation on the new Community Park >> (.pdf format - 2MB)
Pictured above witnessing the signing of the agreement for a 40-acre community park are (front row – left to right): Kathy Berg, Mayor K. J.
McDonald, Jerry Berg. Back row: Finance Director Steven Wallner, Council member Earline King, Planning Consultant Mark Kaltsas, City Administrator
David Mandt and Council member Rick Mann. The Bergs donated the 40 acres for the Community Park, which will be located east of the
Watertown-Mayer Elementary School. The Bergs will develop 165 acres of land adjacent to the Community Park.
Updates on the Community Park and the progress on its construction can be followed on the Community Park blog at
www.watertowncommunitypark.org
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