Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said a county architect estimates the project is short $13 million of the borrowing approved so far.

When the number of responses surpassed 1,800, it was already “a record for the Parks Division,” said Mike Sturm, who is leading the project for the city. “A typical project we might get 100 or 200 responses. It’s the highest number I’ve seen or heard of. It’s really showing there’s interest and passion behind this and people are definitely wanting to see this happen.”