Park and Green Space Projects

Urban Forest Grant Project

The City of Madison Tree Board has announced a new Urban Forest Tree Grant Project for 2025-2026. This project consists of 45 various native trees being planted throughout the city in the following locations:

  • Johnson Lake,

  • Georgetown,

  • West Third Street,

  • Heritage Trail (working in coordination with the Madison-Hanover Connector Trail project that is in progress).

This project will begin in the spring of 2025 at Johnson Lake with the remaining trees to be planted in the fall of 2025 through the spring of 2026.

Madison/Hanover Connector Trail

Beginning downtown branching off of the Heritage Trail, the trail will cross Crooked Creek and progress westward through Clifty Falls State Park.

This is a part of our 5-Year Parks Master Plan. This project will tie our downtown into the south entrance of Clifty Falls, allowing bicyclists and hikers to travel between the areas freely. This project also partners with the regional development authority's goal to have a world-class trails system in the 5-county region.

Partners: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Madison Heritage Trail Conservancy, City of Madison, Southern Indiana Regional Development Authority, Jefferson County Commissioners.

Developer/Contractor/Designer: Jacobi, Toombs and Lanz, Prime AE, and Temple & Temple.

Estimated Costs: 2.5 Million

Timeline: Spring of 2025 - Spring of 2026.

Funding Sources: The Southern Indiana Regional Development Authority, READI grant match through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana Department of Natural Resources Next Level Trails grant.

John Paul Park Project

Revitalizing this park had been long overdue, and now we are working to refresh this space to increase its use and benefit to the community it services. 

Damon Welch Park Project (Formerly Jay C. Park)

Reimagining this park to better use the space it possesses, the new park will host a new walking loop, pickleball courts, volleyball court, playground, and shelter space for community use. Continuing to implement the Park's Masterplan, this project is currently in the planning and development phase.