Overview
- At an MPS committee meeting, Pius XI President Jack Herbert reaffirmed a pledge to maintain community access and said his team is working with the city attorney, offering no proposal details or timeline.
- Board members and nearby residents objected to any long-term or exclusive arrangement, warning that a lease could restrict public use of the heavily used park.
- Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said both the City of Milwaukee and the district must approve any agreement, and she stated MPS would not consider a new lease outside its planning framework.
- Dyer Playfield is owned by the city and operated by Milwaukee Recreation, and the private high school already uses the fields for some athletics.
- Alderwoman Sharlen Moore intends to bring the concept to the Common Council as MPS points to its community-driven, three-year playfield revitalization model for any upgrades.