Greenfield buys coveted former Turf skatepark land for $1

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has agreed to transfer a coveted piece of land to the city of Greenfield as it attempts to revive The Turf, a beloved and historic skatepark that existed along Interstate 43 in the 1980s and ‘90s.

A resolution approving the $1 sale of the two-acre lot along the 4200 block of West Loomis Road was added last minute to the Greenfield Common Council’s Oct. 15 meeting. It was approved unanimously...

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Ken Notes: I love creative economic development. Youth oriented facilities and development may have a role in saving our malls as well...