Event Center Project is Nothing Short of AMAZING

There truly is brightness and hope during these pandemic times. If you haven’t done so, please drive by Legion Park and take a look at the nearly completed Broske Center. And, if that drive is late in the evening, you’ll have an extra-special treat – the lighted cupolas.

The project to replace the 1930s 2,500 square foot ‘art hall’ began in late 2018. There was consensus that a larger facility (6,500 square feet), usable year-round (in-floor heat and air conditioning plus insulated overhead doors on each end), divisible into 2 halls (each about 3,000 square feet), with a kitchen/food prep area, restrooms and an outdoor patio would serve this community for at least the next 75 years.

If you have not done so, check out the City of Platteville, Wisconsin; Inspiring Community Inc; Eastman Cartwright Platteville; and/or My Hearing Loop Facebook pages. You’ll find lots of photos – of the inside and the outside of the Broske Center.

The total cost of the Broske Center and its amenities in just over $1.1M. Sheri Engelke, chair of the event center committee, noted “The monies for this AMAZING facility have been donated by our community. To date, nearly 400 individuals, families, businesses, and organizations have invested in making the Broske Center a reality. We are on the final leg of this journey with ‘finishing touches’ being attended to on a daily basis. In fact, this week we installed the signs honoring major donors Bob & Barry Brodbeck; the Reeves Family & Friends; and Inspiring Community. These signs are a tribute not only to these donors but to the past, as the mounting boards are pieces of the former ‘art hall.’”

Continuing Engelke noted, “We are incredibly appreciative of the investments so many have made in the Broske Center. We continue to receive monies, nearly on a daily basis. We know that the donor recognition sunbursts, inside of the Broske Center, will include the names of at least 160 individuals, families, businesses and/or organizations who have contributed a minimum of $1000 to this project. All donors, regardless of amount donated, will be recognized on a kiosk located outside of the Center.”

A community open house will be held as soon as it is safe to do so. The facility is ‘on schedule’ for completion by the end of May. Reservations for the Broske Center at Legion Park are being received by the City of Platteville Parks Department (see https://www.platteville.org/recreation/page/shelter-reservations for details) at (608) 348-9741 during weekday hours between 8am and 4:30pm.

If you want to support the event center, all donations are helpful - $10 to $250,000 and anywhere in between. Adding your name to the kiosk would send a great message of this community collaboration to future Platteville generations. A donation of $1000 or more assures recognition within the facility. Please send checks to Inspiring Community, Inc. PO Box 503, Platteville, Wi 53818 and note “Broske Center at Legion Park” on the memo line.