RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. (WMTV) - A group of Richland Center residents is raising concerns after the city sold Stori Field — a 5.5-acre piece of longtime public green space — to a private developer for $1, saying the transfer happened before residents had the chance to complete a petition that could force a public referendum.

The land, known widely in the neighborhood as Stori Field, has served for decades as an informal park, a sledding hill, a former high school practice field and a place generations of families grew up around.

“This is where I played ball, practiced football. Yeah, we did it all here,” said Mark Syftestad, who grew up near the field.

Others say the space remains actively used even without formal programming.

“Oh, all kinds of things,” said Ruth Wilson, a lifelong Richl

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