Politics & Government
More Improvements Could be Coming to Zablocki Park
A proposal to upgrade the park's baseball fields is on the table, but where the funds are coming from have several people questioning the improvements.
Thanks to the not-for-profit and free medical clinic, the pavilion has gotten a facelift both inside and out.
A proposal in front of a Milwaukee County Board committee could extend the park's improvements to a pair of baseball fields.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the committee is considering using nearly $200,000 of federal community development block grant money originally designated for other programs on the project.
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The potential shifting of that money has drawn the ire of opponents of the project, which has a price tag of $275,000. A donation of $40,000 by former Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder would cover some of it.
After several months of renovations, , and the grand opening of the Philippine Center is expected to take place in June.
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