...was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1995. The purpose of the FHP is to:
In 1994, Bill Tishler, a neighbor to Hoyt Park and professor of Landscape Architecture at UW-Madison, commented on the deteriorating conditions of the amazing stone work at Hoyt Park (reported by Madison Newspapers).
In 1995, the Parks Division allocated $75,000 -- $25,000 per year for three years to fund much needed improvements and maintenance of Hoyt Park. Over 120 neighbors attended an initial meeting to discuss improvements.
At this meeting, neighbors learned about the problems facing Hoyt Park, expressed their opinions, and recruited volunteers. A Citizen Advisory Committee worked with the Parks Division staff to create a three-year Hoyt Park Master Plan. Roughly, 180 volunteer hours resulted in a Master Plan that the Park Commission approved.
The Master Plan recommended, and the neighborhood organized, the Friends of Hoyt Park (FHP) group to work on park projects.
Since then, the Parks Division and FHP have accomplished much of what was in the original Master Plan. We revised the Plan in 2006 [Historic Hoyt Park: A Future Plan (pdf 249kb)] to acknowledge our accomplishments of the original Master Plan and update improvement and maintenance areas.
We would love to have you join us to enhance, protect, maintain, and enjoy Hoyt Park. Please send a membership form with your check to:
Friends of Hoyt Park, Inc.
P O Box 5542
Madison WI 53705
Check out what we have accomplished... and volunteer to help us do more...
Rich Jablonski, chair
rwjesq@att.net
Phil Lindemann vice-chair
Cheri Swenson, secretary caswenso@wisc.edu
Glenn Teschendorf treasurer
Anne Reis
vacant VanChaMaShe
Erin Augspurger (Regent)
Rocky Bluff vacant
vacant (Sunset Hills)
Anne Badey Raffa (Sunset Village) dancinthrulife14@gmail.com
Parks Division
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Suite 104
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 266-4711
Fax: (608) 267-1162
Email: Parks
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
Mailing Address
City of Madison Parks Division
PO Box 2987
Madison, WI 53701
Eric Knepp, Parks Superintendent, (608) 266-4711
Lisa Laschinger, Assistant Superintendent, (608) 266-9214
Greg Genin, Operations Manager, (608) 267-8804
Chad Hughes, West Parks Supervisor, (608) 288-6164
Arvina Martin
district11@cityofmadison.com
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
district5@cityofmadison.com