Madison’s Landmarks Commission unanimously approved three projects making up a restoration proposal for Tenney Park on the 400 block of North Thornton Avenue, after a brief presentation Monday.
Tenney Park, identified nationally as a historic park, is bordered by East Johnson Street, North Thornton Avenue, Sherman Avenue and Marston Avenue. It is maintained by Dane County Parks, according to the city of Madison’s website.
“The first project is shoreline preservation,” said Parks Landscape Architect Sarah Lerner. “The shoreline has been degrading [and eroding] for quite some time … If you walk along it, there are actually some parts that have caved in.”
The second project includes a reconstruction of the existing bike path, according to Lerner. The path, which runs along East Johnson Street, will be widened from 8 to 10 feet to accommodate more traffic, according to the proposal, but will not pose too much of a visual change.
The third and final project is ash tree removal “all throughout the park,” according to Lerner.
The trees in Tenney Park, which have been impacted by the emerald ash borer beetle, resemble other dying trees across the city.
The three projects are expected to start in the summer of 2015 and end in 2016, but timelines are not set in stone, according to the proposal.
