Thanks to Kenosha Firefighters C.A.R.E., warning signs in English and Spanish will be designed and given to the city of Kenosha for placement near the mouth of the Pike River.
The Parks Commission initially was uncertain Monday whether its members needed to vote on paying for signs offered by two different makers for the purpose.
However, Kenosha Fire Department Lt. Dale Howser, president of C.A.R.E., which stands for Community Assistance Response Effort, made it clear the charitable organization would foot the $1,000 bill to create the two, 4-foot-by-8-foot signs.
The signs illustrate the dangers of the riptide current where the river flows into Lake Michigan just north of the Pennoyer Park band shell.
The site has been the scene of numerous drownings and near drownings over the years, including mishaps there earlier this summer.