Dane County is expanding two parks this summer as part of its efforts to ensure residents maintain access to outdoor spaces as the county’s population grows.
The county has purchased a roughly 13-acre expansion of Babcock County Park in the town of Dunn for $1.4 million, and a 35-acre expansion of McCarthy Youth and Conservation County Park in the town of Sun Prairie for $1.2 million.
Laura Hicklin, who oversees the parks system, said the expansions align with recommendations in the county’s newly updated Parks and Open Space Plan — a blueprint for managing and growing county parks over the next five years…