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Commending, honoring and expressing thanks and appreciation to James P. Morgan, Superintendent of Parks, for his leadership and dedication to the Parks Division and City of Madison from 2000 to 2008, upon his retirement from City service.
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May 20, 2000 marked the final leg of James P. Morgan’s Parks career when he became the fourth Parks Superintendent for the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. During his tenure with the Parks Division he has made significant contributions to the City of Madison, the Parks Division and the Greater Madison area by fostering the longstanding tradition of private citizen participation to strengthen community ownership of its parks. He has accomplished many major projects, among which were the creation of the Madison Parks Foundation, the building of the first municipal swimming pool named for local philanthropists Irwin and Robert Goodman, the restoration of the Brittingham Boat House and building a Spray Park on Madison’s South side.
Jim Morgan has spent his entire career in the parks and recreation profession. He began working for the Milwaukee County Parks system, moved to Lincoln, Nebraska as their Parks Superintendent and returned to Wisconsin to serve as the Parks Superintendent here in Madison. When he arrived in Madison, he hit the ground running and by the end of his first month on the job he had personally visited every single park within the park system.
Jim Morgan’s love of water related activities are well represented in his major accomplishments on both a personal and professional level. He teaches water safety for the Red Cross; shepherded the planning and building of Madison’s first municipal swimming pool, created a program to mentor underprivileged and minority youth enhancing their swimming skills in the BLAST program, instituted an in house swim lesson program and the construction of a Spray Park.
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