Appendix B Public Input Documenttion
Community lnput - By County Recretion Pln lnput Received - Meeting #I Thursdy, Mrch 13,2008 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Pinconning District Librry Approximtely 8 ttendees Pinconning r Link trils from Stte Prk to Pinconning. Get more use of ice ren in By City. o Use s multi-purpose re. o Possibly for bsketbll. Bot rmp in Pinconning - Chnnel is filling in. Possible wlkwylpier in Pinconning on old rilrod pilings. Gibson r r r New fence for bll field in Gibson Township Prk. New prking t Gibson Township Prk. Bsketbll court. Plyground equipment. r Blechers for bll dimonds nd lighting. Develop more recretion on existing lnd. r r Acquire dditionl prk lnd djcent to Prk. Dringelgrding in Prk. Others r r r r Extend chnnels into By. Focus on wter prkslspry prks. Archery Prk. Connect Pinconning Prk Tril to City of Pinconning Tril. Connect trils throughout County. Enjoy the Art Festivls in Prks. Enjoy the wterfront res. More wter ccess. Like Pinconning Tril. Add bencheslsttions long tril. Add fountin in Litchfie\d Prk. o Enjoyble to redlrelx by. Possible Frmers Mrket in Pinconning. Enjoy the trils - Nice. Bird wtchinglviewing tower in nturl re. Enjoy the riverfront re in By City. By County Recretion Pln Community lnput Open House Forums Summry i
Input Received - Meeting #2 Wednesdy, Mrch 19,2008 Approximtely 20 ttendees 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Auburn Are Brnch Librry Freeze res in Auburn Prk for skting. Plnt lndscping to protect from wind (Auburn Prk) - Around ice rink. Like to use Willims Township Prk. Like ccess to the wter. Eytjoy prk pvilions. Like the ril tril. Enjoy wter resources. Need more thn just one integrted ply structure. Climbing wll. Fitness pthwys re coming bck. Spry Prks re gret. New "rel re" for sledding. Adequte bll dimonds in Auburn re. Would like more "birding" opportunities. Willims Township Prk is nice. By County hs grezj resources - The Like re to house mintennce equipment. Use riverwlk downtown. Would be good to dd tether bll. Need public pool in the re. Like wterlpond in Auburn Prk, Use "whole" prk. Wlk round both prks. Shore line issues trgedy. Stte Prk - Not clen enough wter. Would like pedestrin bridge t Stte Prk. Use Monitor Township Prk - Ply bll there. Fvorite ply equipment - Ply by the By. Look for wys to integrte "inter-genertionl" design into prks (ccommodte strollers, people with disbilities, etc.) Shde structures. Prks need more cozy, comfortble res. Integrted ply structures with stirs, rmps, etc. Like to use the pth systems. river. Crete Strip Prk long river similr to Wichit. o o Good strt t Vets Prk. Continue. Possibly tie into with Ril Tril with Sginw. River gretest resource - Need to expnd on it. Possible botlcnoe rentl opportunities. Possible ship wreck tour or mp on locl wrecks. Highlight lumber ERA. Would like collbortive effort with County siling progrmsleduction. Focus recretionl opportunities long river nd Sginw By. Reltively little esy ccess to By for boting. Enjoy biking trils. By County Recretion Pln Community Input Open House Forums Summry ii
Need teeter-toter. Like to fish in pond t Auburn. Love the ril tril prks - Like them pved. Very nice t wterfront. Skte Prk good! (in City) Improvements t the Pinconning Prk re gret! We enjoy the docks nd ccess to the wter Use the pths in Auburn. Enjoy the rentl pvilion in Auburn. Use the bsketbll court in Willims Township. Tobico Mrsh. Spry Prk. Biking Trils (pvedlunpved). Sktebord Prks. Sfe plce to hng out. Ril Trils. Dog Prk. BMX Prk. Any kind of recretion ctivity. We love the ril tril. Keep up the gret mintennce lredy hppening t the prks. Improve the restrooms t Vets Prk. Improve public ccess to the Tobico Mrsh. Locllregionl prks re becoming more importnt s gslenergy prices continue to rise. Need more prks for youth. Love the bike pths. lnput Received - Meeting #3 Wednesdy, Mrch 24,2008 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Grber High School Approximtely 25 ttendees Uses ril tril. Kids get lots of recretion t schools through progrms. Need more indoor bsketbll nd volleybll nd bsebll courts. Now tht boyslgirls schedules hve chnged it is difficult to get gym time. Like bike trils t Stte. Wterlmuck n issue. No good bsketbll courts to ply t. Drinking fountins on lter t Vets. By County Recretion Pln Community lnput Open House Forums Summry iii
Need better ccess to lke nd river. Would like more bsketbll courts. Would like good plce to prctice golf. Use trils to run on. Bech re too dirty to use. The prks re nice in our re. More gyms - Like Center Courts in Sginw or Hng Time in Midlnd. Kids need things to do: Need more things to ppel to them, i.e. pint bll, nd rock climbing. Need morelbetter sleddingltoboggning res (winter sports). Fix tennis courts. Need to clen beches to go swimming. Possible chrter fishing trips? Need more indoor recretion fcilities. Bech needs to be clened up (minly t the Stte Prk). Ril tril is nice. Need equestrin trils. Need more trils for cross-country (running) trining. Clen the beches! Ril tr~l is nice for wlking, etc. Need more tennis fcilities (64 tennis prticipnts ech yer). Existing tennis fcilities get of use. Consider "rolling-in" the ice ren into the Prks nd Recretion Deprtment (budgetry resons) o It's gret fcility. o Needed in the community. Need outdoor bsketbll courts. Need better sledding hillltoboggning re Bocce bll court. Disc golf course. Ril tril could use some nturl interpretive signs. X-cross Skiing t Stte PrklTobico Mrsh o Needs to be improved. o Connect trils between the two. Need more open.fields to ply gmes like guts frisbee, etc. Use the prkslwter res to showcse re rtists. Need more ctivitieslprogrmming for teens. Strgzing ctivitylcommunity eduction progrmming. Need more pvilions to rent out. Nture re Volle~bll Leque o Butterfly house. o More hnds-on nturl resllndscping. 480 men's nd women's volleybll o County progrm for volleybll needs more spce to ply. Prticipnts re bout 35 yers old. Using existing school spce, time is getting more limited every yer. Uses Community Center, Hndy, etc., other schools. Would like to use Community Center. By County Recretion Pln Community Input Open House Forums Summry iv
lnput Received - Meeting #4 Thursdy, April 3,2008 Approximtely I I ttendees 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. By City Mll Things hve improved for the better over the yers! Love the fireworks t Vets Prk. We love the Civic Aren. o Lots of people use it. o Alwys busy. o Gret plce for kids nd teens to hng out. We enjoy Vets Prk! Tobico Mrsh -We love it! Good for wlks nd to get wy from it ll (in the woods). Need more ctivities long the river. Use the prks for progrmming for rts nd culture. Prks in the County hve been improving in terms of hndicpped ccessibility over the pst couple of yers. We love the river. Gret opportunities to develop eteriesldining on the river. (No more condos!) Would like to see disc gold course: fmily oriented, everybody cn ply. Need to get the pthwys up to Linwood nd Pinconning. Love the pool! Need to clen up the beches! Lots of prks in By. Clen up the beches. o Need more plces to swim. More ctivities on the river. o Redevelop vcnt properties. Need more fun things to do for kidslyouth t existing prks. Need Wter PrklSpry Prk. Prks cn help bring people into the community - Attrct more people to the re. Hve used the Imgintion Sttion. By County Recretion Pln Community lnput Open House Forums Summry v
By County Recretion Pln On-line Survey Results Survey vilble from Jnury 2008 - Mrcy 2008 Note: All responses re printed exctly s they were received. 1. For how mny yers hve you lived in By County? Less thn 1 yer: 2 (0.6%) 1 to 4 yers: 7 (2.0%) 5 to 10 yers: 20 (5.8%) 10 to 19 yers: 36 (10.5%) 20 yers or more: 279 (81.I%) 2. In wht city or township do you currently live? Auburn: 5 (1.5%) Bngor Twp: 69 (20.1 %) By City: 132 (38.5%) Bever Township: 6 (1.7%) Bellire: 1 (0.3%) Essexville: 19 (5.5%) Firgrove: 1 (0.3%) Frnkenlust Township: 3 (0.9%) Frser Township: 2 (0.6%) Freelnd: 1 (0.3%) Grfield Township: 1 (0.3%) Gibson Township: 2 (0.6%) Hmpton Township: 28 (8.2%) Kwkwlin Township: 9 (2.6%) Merritt Township: 2 (0.6%) Midlnd: 1 (0.3%) Monitor Township: 34 (9.9%) Mt. Forest Township: 1 (0.3%) Munger: 2 (0.6%) Pinconning: 6 (1.7%) Portsmouth Township: 8 (2.3%) Willims Township: 10 (2.9%) 3. How mny people live in your household? One: 40 (11.8%) Four: 89 (26.3%) Two: 108 (31.9%) Five: 21 (6.2%) Three: 66 (19.5%) Six: 9 (2.7%) Seven: 5 (1.5%) Eight: 1 (0.3%) 4. How mny children of ech ge group listed below live in your household? Under ge 5: 196 (70.5%) Ages 5 to 12: 206 (74.1%) Ages 13 to 17: 21 1 (75.9%) 5. In wht locl school district to you live? Bngor Township: 71 (22.2%) By City Public: 208 (65.5%) Essexville-Hmpton: 40 (12.5%) Pinconning: 12 (0.3%) 6. Wht is your ge? Under 18: 0 30 to 39: 75 (21.9%) 50 to 64: 108 (31.5%) 18 to 29: 43 (12.5%) 40 to 49: 102 (29.7%) 65 or older: 15 (4.4%) 7. How mny times hve you or your fmily used county-owned nd operted prk in the pst yer? Never: 53 (1 5.8%) 1 to 3 times: 97 (28.9%) 4 to 9 times: 69 (20.5%) 10 to 15 times: 32 (9.5%) More thn 15 times: 85 (25.3%) By Counly Recretion Pln Survey Results 1
8. Which of the following By County prks or fcilities hve you visited in the pst yer? (Check ll tht pply.) By County Golf Course: 92 (33.3%) The Firgrounds: 146 (52.9%) By County Civic Aren: 120 (43.5%) Independence Prk Bot Lunch: 93 (33.7%) The Dog Prk: 84 (30.4%) Pinconning Prk: 46 (16.7%) Euclid Liner Prk: 39 (14.1%) The Swimming Pool: 49 (17.8%) 9. Hve you visited other locl prks in the ps yer? If so, plese specify which prks. Auburn City Prk By City Stte Recretion Are (Stte Prk) Bever Community Bll Prk Birney Prk Crroll Prk Cseville Come Ply by the By Community Center Prk DeFoe Prk Dog Prk on Euclid Essexville Bot Lunch Essexville Elementry Plyground Finn Rod Access Frnkenlust Prk Frser Prk Grfield Prk Gibson Prk Gldwin Ntionl City Golson Nture Prk Grnd RpidsYMCA Hewitt Field Higgins Lke Hoyt Prk, Sginw Imgintion Sttion lmmermn Prk, Midlnd Islnd Prk Jones Rod Prk Kntzler Arboretum Kwkwlin Township Bll Prk Liberty Mrin Mplewood Prk Midlnd County Tridge Prk Middlegrounds Mills Prk Monitor Township Prk Mt. Forest Prk Mt. Plesnt Munger Community Prk Nte Don Prk Nell Prk Nelso Prk Pondside Prk Portsmouth Township Prk Riltril Ridge Rod Prk Rifle River Recretion River Wlk Roosevelt Prk Smith Prk Smith nd Trnit (Fire Brn) 'Third Street Wter Prk Tobico Mrsh Trverese City Stte Prk Vetern's Memoril Prk Wenon Prk Willims Township Prk 10. Wht fcilities do you nd your fmily use when you visit public prks? (Check ll tht pply.) Bll Dimonds: 100 (31.3%) Bsketbll Courts: 45 (14.1 %) Horseshoe Pits: 21 (6.6%) Ice Rinks: 70 (21.9%) Nture Trils: 225 (70.5%) Pved pthwys: 225 (70.5%) Plygrounds: 165 (51.7%) Picnic Pvilions: 153 (48.0%) Soccer Fields: 35 (1 1.0%) Swimming Pools: 52 (1 6.3%) Tennis Courts: 56 (1 7.6%) Volleybll Courts: 39 (12.2%) 11. Why do you nd your fmily visit prks in By County? (Check ll tht pply.) Prticipte in sportsllegues: 124 (38.5%) Wtch sporting events: 127 (39.4%) Attend progrms (specil events, cmps, clsses, specil events, legues): 117 (36.3%) Csullinforml use (wlking, picnic, plyground): 290 (90.1%) Enjoying nture: 237 (73.6%) By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 2
12. Wht dditionl fcilitieslmenities would you like to see dded to prks in By County? Bll Dimonds: 33 (10.6%) Bsketbll Courts: 42 (13.5%) Cnoe Portge: 96 (30.9%) DisclFrisbee Golf: 78 (25.1 %) Drinking Fountins: 108 (34.7%) Gymnsium: 523 (1 6.7%) lndoor Pool: 98 (31.5%) Meeting Rooms: 25 (8.0%) More Prk Lnd: 89 (28.6%) Pved Pthwys: 160 (51.4%) Plygrounds: 69 (22.2%) Rock-climbing Wll: 110 (35.4%) Skte Prks: 39 (1 2.5%) Splsh Prk: 140 (45.0%) Swings: 58 (18.6%) Wooded Nture Ares: 194 (62.4%) 13. Are there other fcilities or menities not listed bove tht you would like to see dded? 3rd ice sheet nd bettr seting. A good bech A mze, like midlnd re where wter shoots out from the ground, increse nd improve music coming to prk. A New Golf Course A new gym fcility like hngtime sports of midlnd or center courts of Sginw. A zoo or riverbot csino. Adult sized plyground (they hve them in Englnd). An updted indoor bsketblllvolleybll fcility. Archery Rnge; cross-country skiing @ Golf Course. Ares for lrger gtherings like b-dy prties, etc. BATH ROOMS PLEASE! Bthroom fcilities ccess to ll visitors. BthroomslPublic Phone Service. Better mintennce on the ril tril. BETrER RESTROOMS 1 CONSESSIONS. Bike pths. BIKE ROUTES. Blecher in ice ren or if nything else is built consider seting. BMX DIRT PARK, 4 WHEELING TRAILS. Build Obsticle Course t the Firgrounds nd hve contests with fee to enter nd they sign wvier tht dont hold the county relible if they get hurt. pit one ginst the other nd keep it going. wtch the show ninj wrrior on cble G4-18. Cmping. Clen beches. Clen River Wlk free from goose droppings. Clen Surroundings. Clen wter nd clen beches. Clen, fmily friendly restrooms. Culturl centers showing historicl fcts bout By County. Definitely spry prk -- I'd love to stop going to Midlnd for theirs. Designted Bicycle Routes nd Pved Trils. Designted fishing res for youngsters. e.g. ge 5-10. DISC GOLF "PLEASE." Dog Prk on the West side of the City. Dog runs. Driving rnge. Entertinment Venues. ExerciselHelth Oriented Wlkwy. Fcility for indoor volleybll. Fishing. Fishing pier. Fishing piers. Free outdoor ice skting rinks with music, wrming house nd consessions, cross country skilsnow shoeing trils, beches, swimming, wterprk, fishiug. Groomed Cross County Trils in By County. Horsebck riding. Hunting opportunity. I think there should be continul row of signs sking people to plese clen up their dogs poop!!!!!!! Tht is serious problem nd in my opinion helth hzrd. I would LOVE to see fish htchery or trout pond here, so the little kids could fish nd see up close, the fish in their development. If it costs txpyer money, i DO NOT think we should hve it. Improved Bot Lunch (dredging) @ Pinconning Prk. lndoor Crdio Equipment nd Running Trck. lndoor dog wlking fcility, csino, indoor shopping re like n outlet center. By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 3
lndoor horse bck riding ren t County Firgrounds. Plce t firgrounds for urbn children to rise their own smll frm nimls for 4-H projects ndlor rise grden on smll plot. Cooperte with Extension nd schools on this. lndoor plyspce for winter exercise (like Midlnd Community Center's Jungle Gym). lndoor Volleybll Fcilities for Adults. lndoor Wter Prk I for things for children nd fmilies, not just festivls where there is LOT of beer nd lcohol served. We re sending the wrong messge to our future genertion nd hold double stndrd. lnside Tennis Courts, lnside Hitting & Pitching fcilities. Keep dding to the ril trils. Mintin wht is lredy there. No point dding extr fetures if they will be neglected. Modern restroom t bll dimonds. More ccess to indoor gyms for volleybll legues. More Bthrooms. More bicyclelpedestrin trils. More bike trils. More gym spce. MORE gym time for womens VOLLEYBALL legues-we need to hve set gym with set night. We lwys get leftovers nd sometimes don't ply for 3 weeks t time. Women's indoor gym time is sorely lcking. PLEASE HELP. More informtion bout where the prks re nd wht they feture. I ws not wre hlf of these prks exist. More public bthrooms in nture res tht re open ll yer round - like vult toilets. More rest sttions wlrest rooms, pyphones, ir pumps for bike tires, etc... lresurfce tennis courts @ Crroll Prk & Vets Prklstrt ticketing people who let their dogs deficte long the wlkwys & ril trils in the prks. More Restroom Fcilities t the prks nd trils. More seting in the civic ren nd n extr sheet of ice. More shde trees or pvilions to get out of the sun in the het of summer. More toilet fcilities. More trees, lndscping, ponds, fountins. More wlking trils. Ntive plnts long trils nd in nturl res. Need more summer youth progrmslcmps! None -- We py enough txes nd there re enough prks, etc. Outdoor Rcket Bll Court. Uutdoor sktinglhockey rink in winter, outdoor iceless skting rink. Pintbll Course. Pintbll for the teens... prk with wter fountins for the kids in the summer to run through. Prking fcilities t By Co Ice Aren. Plese more volleybll courts or t lest equl time with bsketbll. Ponds. Protected (fenced) re for teens to hng. Rcquetbll. Riltril through City of Auburn. Rest rooms. Resurfce & pint tennis courts @ Vets Prk. Roller hockey rink like the one in midlnd, more un-pved trils. SANDY BEACH FOR SWIMMING Shooting rnge. Shufflebord, Covered Pvilions. Sidewlks. We cn't wlk in our own neighborhoods, We hve to drive to prks or ril trils. With Michign rnking s one of the top sttes for obesity, you would be helping the residents by instlling sidewlks in residentil res. Soccer fields. Street Hockey I Ice Hockey Rink. Tke slb of ice in tht civic ren nd dig swimming pool or put in some bsketbll courts. Since when were single purpose fcilities "the wy to go" over multi-purpose buildings?? Stff the outdoor pool with the proper number of cshiers (1) lifegurds (12) nd supervisors (1 or 2) ech dy. The stff ws continuously down-sized due to buget cuts. The current stff numbers re unsfe nd inpproprite. Hire ctul Wter Sfety Instructors to tech swim lessons, py them higher wges, nd up the price for your swim lessons. Lower the outdoor pool open swim prices. It's been eight yers of nobody showing up t the pool, the numbers don't lie. If you cn mke more money nd stisfy more people by chrging less, wht sense does it mke to hve the higher price (see Wlmrt)? Increse price nd size of summer youth recretion progrm to By County Recretil on Pln Survey Results 4
dditionl loctions in By County. Find resources to help reduce or provide registrtion fees for low income fmilies. Tke the ide of "splsh prk" nd forget bout it. Yes, "splsh prks" look gret, but how mny young kids lern to swim t splsh prk? I sure didn't. Tennis courts. Tennis Courts in other out lying res. Tennis courts, res just to sit nd enjoy being outside. Volleybll courts re not llowed the sme percentge of time s is bsketbll. Volleybll fcilities. Wlking pth for Kwkwlin Twp prk withlprk benches. Wter Spry Are for pre-teen children. Wve Pool. 14. Plese evlute the following spects of prks in By County: Very Good Good Neutrl Poor Very Poor Qulity of progrms 36 (12.1 %) 146 (49.0%) 101 (33.9%) 13 (4.4%) 2 (0.7%) Qulitylfriendliness of stff 51 (17.2%) 128 (43.2%) 104 (35.1%) 11 (3.7%) 2 (0.7O/0) Vriety of fcilitieslmenities 18 (6.0%) 157 (52.2%) 95 (31.6%) 26 (8.6%) 5 (1.7%) Mintennce nd ppernce 30 (10.0%) 177 (58.8%) 63 (20.9%) 27 (9.0%) 4 (1.3%) Sfety nd security 34 (1 1.3%) 144 (48.0%) 101 (33.7%) 17 (5.7%) 4 (1.3%) 15. Is there person with disbilities in your fmily? No: 277 (90.5%) Yes: 29 (9.5%) 16. If you nswered "yes" to question 15, which of the following would mke our prks nd fcilities more user-friendly for you nd your disbled fmily member? (Check ll tht pply.) Accessible prking: 15 (53.5%) Accessible plygrounds: 10 (35.7%) Accessible restrooms: 18 (64.3%) Brrier-free ccess to riverllkes: 14 (50.0%) Fltterlesier grde: 14 (50.0%) Pved trils: 22 (78.6%) 17. If you know of other res of improvement tht cn be mde to By County fcilities nd prks for the benefit of the disbled, list them below: Access to the bechfronts. Accessible Pthwys, dptble equipment. Accessible picnic tbles. Bthrooms. Bech clen-up. Bever community Bll Prk is considering building their new bllfields brrier-free to llow hndicpped kids ply bsebll, Bever Bsebll Assocition, Inc. is in preliminry plnning stges nd hs hd tlks with locl disbled children groups. For more informtion contct Brndon Kruse t 662-7555. Better restroom fcilities needed. Esily-ccessed pvilion for seniorslwheelchir/wlkers. Hndicpped port-jons t locl prks, festivls. Hire better stff t the ice rink. I'm not sure, but there is firly new prk in Sginw built specificlly for wheelchir bound children nd it is wesome. Jobs would be nice. Keep the grss cut, weeds & brush eliminted, trsh gone. More nd clener bthroom fcilities. Prk designed for disbled. By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 5
Porking cn be bothersome depending We hve not utilized mny of the rec on the event. fcilities becuse of their being too fr PUBLIC BATHROOMS. wy to mke them fesible. Rest rooms. Wheelchir ccess to bots Splsh prk. 18. Wht recretion ctivities do you prticipte in tht By County does not currently offer, but which you would like to see? A prk to hve n Antique Festivl, Down hill (if there is hill ny where) nd Cross county skiing, fir on Green LivinglRecycling-Reusing nd wht ech individul cn do to helpldrop-in recretionl bech volleybll1 inside fcility in bd wether, outdoor exercise clsses/progrms for kidslteens nd dults. Archery. Bsketbll court fcility. Like the hng-time in Midlnd. Better dvertizing on progrms held. Better mintined tennis courts, kyking. Cmp for teens. Cnoeing. Clener swimming wter. Cross country skiing trils. Disc Golf. DisclFrisbee Golf, Disc Golf. Expnded bicycle trils nd better tril mpping nd mrking. Connect to Midlnd trils vi the Consumers trnsmission lines right of wys. Fishing dock. Fitness center. Fitness Clssses Crdio Workouts Running. Horsebck riding siling kyking. Hunting could be llowed in res of the Pinconning Prk. I currently use the Hmpton Mll during the winter months for wlking. I'd love to see some type of orgnized exercise wlk incorported there or fcility like it tht would combine wlking with weighffstrentheninglcircuit trining. I think the disc golf thing is relly cool ide. It is lso something the verge person cn fford to equip themselves to do. Tournments could mybe even drw tourist dollr or two. I use Delt College's fitness center; the county should put one in t the Civic Aren for prents to use while their kids re on the ice plying or prcticing hockey. lndoor bseblllsoftbll hitting club. lndoor bicycle fcilities nd wlking fcilities. lndoor pool. lndoor volleybll. lndoor wlking progrm for inclement wether. Something tht cn be utilized s erly s 5:OOm. Kyk, cnoeing. Longer riltril like Midlnd. If I wnt to go for n extended 20-40 mile ride I must mke the commute to Midlnd. Mens 30 & over hockey legue. Youth dropin hockey nights. Midlnd Community Tennis Center, ASA Softbll, Trvel Volleybll, Rollerskting, Cross-Country Skiing on groomed trils. Mom or dd nd kid wlking prk. A plce for prents to meet nd gin friendships with other prents. More bskebll courts, swings. More bike pthslsidewlks in Bngor Twp -- unsfe to get to ril tril without using vehicle. More children's progrms. More recretion opportunities for the residents in Kwkwlin Twp such s wlking pth. An indoor pool would be wste of money s we hve pools t Delt nd ech of the High Schools in the county. I feel tht ech of the High School pools should be opened for use by the county residents s they re supported by the txpyers of the county. I do not wnt to trvel to Auburn or Pinconning or into By City to use their fcilities. We re forgotten re of the county s to recretion. More Winter Progrms like cross country skiing res. My fmily utilizes Delt College's nd Midlnd Community Center's indoor pool in the winter. It would be gret to see By County ble to offer something similr. I lso like the ide of rock climbing wll. Nobody in by county hs ny money to prticipte in nything... unless your the myor. By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 6
Outdoor yog. Pint bll... roller hockey rink(vets or crroll prk would be nice!) Rock Climbing. Running progrm for dults. Sndy bech ctivities, i.e. bech volleybll, sunbthing, bech eting res nd cooking, BEACH BOARDWALK WOULD BE VERY NICE! Shooting rnge. Skeet & trp. Some type of tobogn run, Indoor pool designed for 10-16 yer olds. Delt more for little kids. Need to find something for 10-16 yer old to keep them out of trouble. SWIM --BEACH AREA Swimming, beches, cross country skiing, fishing, cmping, outdoor ice skting, sledding, toboggning, biking, hiking. Swimminglsplsh prk or wter prk for the kids. The Community Center in By City is poorly mnged--especilly the pool. The hours seem to be t the whim of the lifegurds nd it isn't open for fmilies to use in the summer or on sundys. It's fbulous fcility but completely under utilized. There is n incredible fcility in Sginw clled Center Court - there is indoor wlking pth tht is wesome. We hve ttended bsketbll tournments there from time to time - very nice fcility -would be nice to hve one in our county. Tril running, roller hockey. Trithlon, more rod rces, mrthons - 4th of july rod rce. Volleybll nd bsketbll tournments. Volleybll fcilities; Clen beches; Added bot lunches/ccess; fish clening res; shower nd clen restroom ccommodtions; more trsh collect. WlkingICycling - I live on Mckinw Rd - It is dngerous to wlk or cycle long the rod becuse of lck of should (or very little) - I would like to see pth string t Midlnd Rd heding North on Mckinw Rd 1 running to Bever nd then Est to the Stte Prk to connect ll residents - Soon the University Tril could be extended to run North on Mckinw to connect those students tht cnnot fford to drive. Wter prk. We re long distnce bicycle tourists. By City is on one of Adventure Cycling Assocition's cross country routes. The demogrphics for bicycle tourists shows tht they spend less on gs, but more t locl businesses. It would be gret to link By County's ril tril system to Sginw's nd the Pere Mrquette tril in Midlnd. By County could become the hub of mjor system tht would ttrct cyclists from outside the re, t reltively low cost. We took the kids to Milnd lst summer to use their splsh prk- would love to see one here. West side dog prk. Wish they offered btting cges. Ares like HngTime in Midlnd where there would be more bsketbll courts vilble so kids don't hve to trvel to different school in order to hve prctice time. Youth summer cmps 19. Wht do you like best bout prks in By County? A nice re to spend time in. Accessibility. Accessibility trils cbins t Pinconning Prk. Accessibility nd pved sidewlks for running or rollerblding. Amount of ply equipment. Atmosphere... ril tril...p ths. AVAILABILITY. Bsketbll courts. Beutiful Settings for ll of them nd the wlk wys. Being ble to spend time outside with my kids - biking, picnics, plyground equipment, nture res, nd pved wlkwys. Being close to the wter. Being out in nture, getting exercise nd seeing others in the community enjoying the outdoors. Being outdoors. Clen. Clen nd love the concerts held there. Clen nd'sfe. Clen prks, but the port pottys re nsty. Clen, bthrooms ccessible. By County Recretion Pln SUN ley Results 7
Clen, convenient nd SAFE. Cleniness. Clenliness nd ccessibility. Clenliness nd sfety. Clenliness, sfe environment. Close to home. Close to home (cn ride bikes or wlk there). Close to home, ffordble (Golf course, Civic Aren). Convenient, sfe. Convience. Esily ccessible. Esy ccess, Clen. Esy to ccess with the ril tril. Esy to get to nd the cleness of them. Esy to get to. Esy to get to, the diversity of the prks scenery, loction nd fcilies. Exposure to nture in sfe environment. Ability to use for lrge fmily gtherings. Fmily-friendly Typiclly clen. Golf course. Grounds re nicely kept, nture trils do need some upkeep. I do not generlly visit the By County prks enough to comment. I don't like nything bout by county, nd i go out of my wy to tell everyone nd nyone how horrible this plce is nd if they re smrt they'd sty wy, fr wy. 1 hven't visited very mny of them becuse of their distnce. In the pst I visited the By County Community center pool when my children prticipted in swimming, but felt nd still do, tht the pool is not centrlly locted for use. I'm gld the county hs pool, but the loction is not centrl for most of the popultion of the county. I like the "smll town feel" -- the vriety of prks in the county nd the vrious fcilities re nice. I like the fct tht they re closely connected nd relted to the lrgest freshwter scource on the plnet. Which is nother reson mong mny we love living in Michign. I like the trils t BC Stte Rec Are. Also enjoy the Ril Tril I love tht the plygrounds re sfe nd well-tken cre of, so tht i cn tke my 2 yer old dughter there nd not hve to worry bout old, or ill-mntined equiptment. I typiclly go thorugh them while running or biking. I lso go there when I m bbysitting my 6 yer old nephew. I like the mount of pths through there nd getting to there, the riltril through the town is very nice. I wish they would put more plyground equipment t the By county firgrounds nd promote tht more. Kid friendly. Like the trils the best. Loction. Long ril trils to rollerblde, clen (for the most prt, except for the citizens nd pollution). Lots of plces to entertin the kids. Mintined firly well. Mny options, close to home, lots of room. Most re in shded res. Most if not ll of the prks re well mintined nd clen. My dughter loves to ply t the prk. Most of the time they re clen nd free of glss. Nture friendly. Nture trils. Nture trils - ril tril. Nture trils in Pinconning nd t BC Stte Prk re very nice. Love the riltril expnsions. NICE LOTS OF ACTIVITIES---FESTIVALS. No cost. IVo one is ever there. Not too much t this time; they're not fmily oriented, young fmilies ttrctive. Nothing. Open spces. Openness nd ril trils. Prking is dequte. Prks re clen nd ssessble. Pved pths nd nture trils. Pved rods to run on. Pinconning Prk. Ply scpes. Plygrounds. Plygrounds, bll dimonds nd pinic res. Proximity to house. Qulity. Ril trils for biking, wlking, &jogging. Scenic views but close by to resturnts & stores. Riltril. Redily vilble nd ccessible. Sfe nd clen. Sfe nd generlly clen. Sfe, clen. Sfe, clen nd close by. By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 8
Sfety. Sfety, Close proximity. Spred out in the county. But we should encourge the plnting of ntive plnts, trees, shrubs, insted of cultivted flowers, grsses, etc. for the ske of ntive birds nd insect popultions tht depend on the ntive plnts, nd will reduce C02 in the tmosphere. Summer ctivities: pig gig, etc. Tht they re vilble in every township for locl fmilies use within resonble distnce. Tht they re still here - other cities this size hve none or much less thn we do. The nture; mintining wildlife hbitt. The beuty. The grounds stff does gret job mintining them. The loctions nd the price (golf). The loctions. The prks re beutiful. If you could clen up the wter, tht would be Excellent!. The People nd Nture. The quite, wtching nimls, nd looking t nture in generl.. The ril trils. The scenery. The vriety of prks. The vrious loctions throughout the County in which they re locted. The wlkslbike pths. Their bility to ttrct lots of people! I relly enjoy the dog prk nd ll the ctivity there. Thnk you. There re enough so sites re not overcrowded. There re prks nd riltrils. There built with locl imput nd ides. There is usully lwys something offered in the summer time for entertinment t one of the fcilities. They re ll close to the by, river or other source of wter. Wter is relxing for most people. they re lwys kept up. They re clen. They re clen nd quiet. The people t Pinconning Prk were very helpful when we styed there lst summer. They re clen nd sfe. They re clen nd the stff re friendly. We hve some of the most beutiful cmping in the stte. They re close to home. They re close, no need to drive very fr to get to them, mny within wlking distnce. They re pretty nd nturl. They re well groomedlkept up nice. Trils. Trils for runninglbiking. Trees, Grss. Usully quiet in the smller neighborhood prks. Ril Tril is gret. It needs longer stretches of tril without stops for streets. Vriety. Vriety of lndscpes offered. Vriety, loctions, esy to get to. Vriety. Would be gret to hve discounted rte for county employees for either pool or Ice ren. Wlking trils, plygrounds. Well mintined nd not overly crowded. Well mintined nd scttered round the community. Well rn. Wooded Ares 20. Wht is one thing you would do to improve prks nd recretion in By County? Updte the meeting room t the Civic Aren - it needs new crpeting, new tbles & chirs, new dry erse bord nd possibly bulletin bord. 2)More benches in the lobby of the Civic Aren.3)more prk lnds long the river in By City, Bngor, nd Hmpton to get next to the river, for viewing wildlife, birds, bots, tll ships, lke freighters. A DISC GOLF COURSE. MR GRAY STATED THERE MAY BE NO NEED FOR A COURSE BECAUSE OF PINCONNING? WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH BC? WE ARE ALWAYS LAST IN THE TRI- CITIES TO GET SOMETHING. THE ICE ARENA WAS LIKE PULI-ING TEETH AND AGAIN BEHIND MIDLAND AND SAGINAW IN OBTAINING A RIIUK. ALSO THE FAIRGROUNDS IS A PROPOSED SITE? I WOULD RATHER SEE A PRISTINE SITE AND ONLY 9 HOLES IF NEED BE BUT A NICE SITE? THE FAIRGROUNDS IS FLAT NO TREES.DISC GOLF IS SAID TO BE A WALK IN THE WOODS OR A PARK IF NEED BE HOWEVER THE FAIRGROUNDS By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 9
DOES NOT FIT EITHER CRI'TERIA. I THINK AS IN ANY ENDEAVOR I HOPE IF YOU MOVE FORWARD WlTH A DlSC COURSE YOU WILL PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND MAKE IT SPECIAL AND NOT JUST TO APPEASE THE PUBLIC. I HOPE YOU RESEARCH DlSC GOLF AND C0URSES.A GOOD PLACE TO START IS WWW.PDGA ANY QUESTIONS I CAN BE REACHED AT (989) 684-0974 or jimbothume@ol.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Accessibility to more benches nd picnic tbles. Add more niml(dog) ply res. Add more gym spce. Add more nture res for wlking nd cmping - mke cmping prks tht hve more spce perlcmp site. More cmping tht is locted on the by for boting, fishing nd swimming. More res tht people cn cmp with their pets (i.e. dogs). Add more pved miles to the Ril Tril heding north towrds Pinconning. Also, pve the old rilrod right of wy going out towrds Munger. Add more recretion both indoors nd out -- more spce, build on to house indoor pool. Add pinnic tbles nd benches. Add youth ctivitieslsummer opportunities. All tennis courts need to be resurfced... very bd shpe, more bthroom fcilities on riltril. Allow hunting in some res of Pinconning Prk. Alot more monies for the outlying res such s Kwkwlin Twp. My fmily ssisted with the setup nd instlltion of the present new plyground re t Kwkwlin nd we re very hppy when we see fmilies use the plyground nd bll fields. After ll, most of the popultion is in the townships, not in the city re of By County. As frequent user of the Ril Tril nd River Wlk it would be if people would be more sfety consous (no ipods, hed phones etc.)also we must stop people from feeding the geese long the River Wlk there re times when the wlkwy is mostly green nd lso very slippery. Bthroom fcilities. Bech. Becuse of the economy nd gs prices - gin, I think if you dded the ccesibility to ll tht use other mens of trnsportion nd connected wht you lredy hve in plce it would be GREAT Strt! Better dvertisment of vilble progrms or ccessibility. Better bech ccess. mintined beches, free of muck. splsh prk (see midlnd's). Better Cre. More up keep in ll res. Better mintennce. Better mintennce of rest rooms. Bicycle friendly routes. This could be s simple s signs on pved bck rods, nd designted mrked bike lnes, or s elborte s long distnce pved trils. Bike Pths. Build 24 hole disc golf course. BUILD A FACILITY LIKE HANGTIME SPORTS OF MIDLAND OR CENTER COURTS OF SAGINAW!! WE HAVE TO TRAVEL TO PLAY LEAGUES AND TOURNAMENTS FOR VOLLEYBALL!! BAY CITY WOULD GAIN TOLlRlSTS AhlD MONEY IF WE HELD TOURNAMENTS LIKE OTHER CITIES SUCH AS KALAMAZOO, MIDLAND, GRAND RAPIDS, ETC. IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW BAY COUNTY TO START AN AAU LEAGUE SO OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL CAN CATCH UP WlTH THE REST OF THE STATE!! CAMERAS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES MAYBE EMERGENCY PHONES TO 91 I?? Chnge the stffing nd the hours. CLEAN THE BEACH. Clen the wter in the by. Clen up n re on the bech. Clen up the res nd mke them not only fmily friendly, but friendly to the environment. More fmily progrmming. Clen up the bech in the stte prk I relize tht my be out or the control of the locl prks nd recretion. Clen wterlclen beches. Clener. Clener beches nd shoreline. Clening the bech re. Clenliness. Clenliness & security. Deepen the By, Mke sndy beches. Design Disc Golf Course. During the sprirlg & summer months, finding n vilble site is sometimes difficult. Expnding our present fcilities. Eliminte the enormous mounts of pet wste(poop) left everywhere. By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 10
Empty trsh more often, hve some kind of supervision in the re, clener restrooms - perhps indoor rther thn port john's. Expnd nd improve the number of fcilities nd the mount of time vlble for volleybll, which I believe would result in significnt increse in the number of By County residents who would prticipte in the By County vollebll legues. Thnk you. Expnd the ril tril. Add disc golf course. Expnd township prks. Willims is very nice, but cn't think of ny other township in the county tht offers so much. Extend Ril TrilIRiver Wlk for more longdistnce biking. Extend the ril tril. Find the resources nd $$$ necessry to increse the recretion choices nd progrms for kids. Get rid of the muck t Stte Prk. Give Women's sports dequte time nd gym vilbility. Mny times, this is the only time we set side for ourselves. With our Volleybll legue, it is so inconsistent nd sometimes we don't get gym unless everyone else doesn't need it. We sometimes go 3 weeks without gme! We re begging for equl time nd hopefully weekly night dedicted to our legue ply. Also the gyms do not need to be heted to the extent tht they re. It is wste of money nd not good for our helth. Hve bech re with snd. Get decent dock t Pinconning Prk nd hve smll, rowbot- fishing bots vilble for short fishing trips. Hve more orgnized ctivities t the prks nd mke people more wre of them. Should hve more ctivities like the stte prk does. I like the ctivities they hve in the fll t the Essexville Smith prk for the children. Hve the civic ren more ccessible to people in the community not fmilir with how to sktelply hockey. I think it would be beneficil to cover the outdoor pool nd mke it ccessible the entire yer for not only the youth of the community but lso the senior citizens for wter robics. I would go to Stte Prk to wlk the bech if I didn't hve to py to get in. Cn't some re be free to people - especilly those who cn't fford the sticker or dily fee. I would relly like to see mile mrkers long the riltril. I know tht there re the chrts tht look like multipliction tble but if you could just choose strt nd end point I think it would be much better for those people wlkng, running nd riding. Mybe the beginning could be where it breks off from the city loop nd goes out to Bngor (Bouy 18), then you could mrk it both wys. I m compring it to when I run or bike on the Midlnd Riltril, tht is much esier to judge your workout. I would suggest hlf mile increments. If you don't hve nything to do with the riltril in By County, I pologize. I would sy encourge people to pick up fter themselves nd their pets. Not so much be redy to condemn nd fine. But mybe some things to encourge people to help out. Just lots of reminders mybe. I would use security gurds to mke the prks sfer. Ice mintennce t the civic ren is not s good since Tom Berry took cre of it. lmprove nd expnd the riltrils northwrd to Linwood, Pinconning, etc. lmprove gym floor t the community center. lmprove of Bsketbll Legue, New gym or community center. lmprove on the prks in norther by county, so tht the kids hve somewht eqel opportunity to use plygrounds, bsketbll courts, bllfields ect. Also, providing bllfields Volleybll courts, Horseshoe pits[possible leges] so tht the northern by county residents don't hve to trvel so fr to use the better, southern bycounty prks. lmprove the Bech t the Stte Prk. lmprove vet's prk's utilities - electricl & wter. Include more locl rt, sculpture, etc for viewing. Informtionl kiosk t more loctions, greter emphsis on helth nd fitness through eductionl nd prticiptionl progrms. It would be gret to hve n dditionl recretion center for extr sports so they do not hve to be held t schools - exmple - volleybll legues. It would be nice if more volunteers or someone would help clen them up little more. Just to be spruced up little. By County Recret ion Pln Sun ley Results 11
Keep clen nd sfe. Keep prks in repir nd stockwed (I.E. dog prk). Keep them clener. Keep them secure nd in working order - bth rooms clen with pper vilble, nd drinking fountins working. Keep up with mintennce on the ril tril (pick up stickslstones, etc). Lower greens fees @ County Golf Course. Mintin better condition of existing fcilities. Clen buildings, cutltrim grounds, pint & fix up, offer better prking res. Mintin grounds nd equipment. Enforce no loitering fter prk hours. Repir vndlized equipment. Increse the number of prks nd spce for ech prk. At lest two smll pvilions per prk. Mke couple disc golf courses. Mke it n ordinnce tht you cn not feed the geese in vets prk. The green slime on the river wlk is disgusting. Mke it better known tht rooms re vilble for rent in the community center nd wht the prices re. Mke it more inviting long with more dvertising, orgnizing ctivities. Mke more volleybll fcilities for dults. Mke the prks ttrctive, clen for prents nd kids ges newborn to 12. Moe bthroom fcilities other thn port johns. More ctivites for younger children. More childrens equipment. More fmily-oriented events. More green spce, dog prk on the west side of town. More nture trils. More nture trils nd nice sndy re t the bech, bordwlk t the bech ner the Stte Prk. More nture trils, roller hockey rink like the one in midlnd, get on the bndwgon with the Sierr Club to stop the pollution nd get "CLEAN" energy. Sy NO to COAL. More nture, trees, bushes. More of it, more outdoor nture recretion, more progrms for kids nd fmilies. More options needed for cold wether months for people tht re older. More orgnized progrms. More Prks. More plyscpes, more ril tril type pthwys, Disc Golf ndlor recretionl fcilites gered towrd the college ge student nd seniors. More publicity bout wht is vilble for use. More sfety - stories of ssults nd robberies while in the prks re circulting. People need to feel sfe. More security. More sites t the cmpgrounds. More things on the west side. Too centrlized for the est side. More toddler friendly equiptment. More trils nd better lighting. More trils! More trsh cns! Doggy bgs long the tril to encourge people to pick up fter there pets. Need more re of nture wlks. New improved equipment. Offering some youth progrms would be nice. Outdoor ice rinks... sledding hills... tobgn run. Pmphlet describing the different prks nd wht they offer. Prking. Plese put stop to the drinking during softbll gnes t Vets Prk. Promotion of prks nd recretion. Provide bthroom fcility with running wter. Put money into the community center insted of giving it to Delt. Could lso put money into the civic ren to mke it multi purpose fcility. Putting up digitl Sign t the By County Civic Aren (rod side), to post current nd up coming events on regulr bsis or posting of current ice time schedules. This would be gret sset to for the people who prticipte in the use of the Civic Aren. Or mybe you could sell dvertisement on the digitl sign. Just some ides. Check out the Sginw Rink Sign they put up. These re ll over in Sginw Twp nd I hve been seeing them pop up in By City too. Let's strive for this nd see it through. Reduce wste of txpyers money. Resurfce & pint tennis courts @ Vets Prk. Sfetylsecurity. Security Cmers. Since we minly use the river wlk t Vet's Prk, or the Stte recretion re, I cn only relte our observtions. Our min complint By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 12
w is lck of of mintennce. Sidewlks hve grss growing over them, they need to be edged. Trees need to be trimmed. Uneven sidewlks need to be repired. If By County is not ddressing this t County owned prks, they need to get more stff to tke cre of these issues. Mking sure there re enough trsh receptcles in the prk, nd "doggie bgs" for people to pick up fter their pet. Colorful plnts nd benches for sitting. Tht they ARE in By County. It's nice hving them so close by nd not hving to trvel to get to them! The Grdens t Riverwlk need more ccess to wter spickets throughout the grdens so they cn be kept up better during the summer het! The plyground equipment in Auburn hs been infested with wsps for the pst three summers. It's disturbing to see the sme wsp's nests up week fter week fter week. I wish tht ws ptrolled little more. (A sting-free summer would be nice!!) The public's knowledge of where they re nd wht's vilble nd wht the fees re for ctivities. If it is listed in pper to mke sure it is on week-end becuse more people get the week-end ppers. The tennis courts t Vets Prk re not well mintined, tht is shme s they used to be the nicest. Try to continue to improve ppernce (updte) nd clenliness. It's never ending btt1e.u~ keep on the equipment Updted plyground equipment. VETS PARK IS CLOSED SO OFTEN FOR SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE SUMMER THAT IT IS NOT ALWAYS A CHOICE UNLESS ONE ATTENDS THE SPECIAL EVENT. We re in desperte need of n indoor swimming pool for recretion nd lessons. We need something to ttrct people bck to the by, ofcourse excessive clen is needed for the wter. Swimming is not n option in the by nymore. We need to clen up the wter nd beches--we hve beutiful nturl resource we cn't use. 21. Are there ny recretionl ctivities for which you would suggest nd eductionl progrm be offered? Adult tennis, ti chi. Animl wreness. Archery, Trck. Bsebkk/soccer/bsketbll cmp. Bsketbll! Bicycle tours utilizing developed routes. Mps identifying ll non motorized pthsltrils nd routes in By County. Boter's sfetylswimminglwter rescuelfishing Activities to get kids inlon the wter. Community-wide prk clen-up dys bout once month, for high school students to volunteer, nd to tech people to pick up their cigrette butts & trsh. Crime scene investigtion--fke crime scenes for college students. Depends on the site. Perhps insted of doing your own ed. progrms, dvertise to locl groups in the community (churches, Lions, grden clubs, etc.) tht the prks re gret plce for their meetings. Tht would provide usge nd dvertising. It would be nice to hve fishing clinics for kids t Pinconning Prk. Disc golf, "we plyed it t my former highschool s clss". Disc Golf, t my previous High school in Clrkston, MI, my school offered disc golf s clss in school! Dog prk - lots of opportunities to offer something to pet owners there. nture prk, guided hikes, fund risers. Dog Prk Etiquette nd Owner Behvior. Eductionl ctivities for kinder-kids to 6th grde e.g. "know yor trees", "the gret lkes" "this is lke Huron" with photos, pictures eril shots. educte, educte educte. Firerm eduction. Fitness Clsses. Get Kevin Rice more help to mintin ll res. Tell him Terry Aumn (ret.) @ Serenus Johnson sys Hi nd GOOD JOB With wht he hs to work with. Guided hikeslbike rides on specific dys nd times gered towrds both tourists nd those living in By County. Hve like sing nd movement clss outdoors for kids in the summer. By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 13
History of shipsllumbering nd fish nd wildlife type eduction for school ge children hockey, lcrosse. How to use the wlking tril nd especilly if there re exercise sttions long the wy, instructions should be given on how to use the exercise sttions. Hunter sfety. I m sure there re. I pln on finding out where the dog prk is, re there ny Dog Obedience clsses offered, nd list of other prks nd ctivities. Eductionl Progrms in Promoting Green Living ides, including getting youth nd young dults involved. I would like to see sewing clssed for young people nd woodworking clsses so our young people hve hobbies other thn vidio gmes. I'd like to see self defense progrm offered few times yer for teens. Monte Oswld -retired Stte Policemn-offers good one nd it is resonble- $5 per person. Jobs. Junior grdner progrm, recycling progrm. Kyking (on Kwkwlin) - Golf lessons @ discount if the student signs sesonl membership with the County Course - Kids (2-18)fishing dy t the BoysIGirls Club Bigelow Islnd, wlk dy for kids - Kids sfety dy bikes, fishing, rollerblding, sktebording nd swimming (possible involve the police dept nd register bikes nd provide sfety helmets to those tht sign wiver indicting they will follow the sfety rules). Kite mking for children of vrious ges nd dults... topped off by HUGE kite mkinglflying competition in the Middlegrounds with prizes offered by locl service groups. Winning kites should be displyed in the min hlls of the County Building for one month. Michign wterwys. More fter schoollsummer progrms nd volunteer opportunities for children. Ntive culture - By County focuses on the lumber er nd the shipping - but little is found on the rich history of our Ntive people here. No - I think we re doing n excellent job lredy. No, we hve orgniztions tht cn hndle the recretionl ctivities. Unless you offer some youth nture progrms, or bird wtching. Outdoor eductionl ctivities offered such nture identifiction etc. Possibly progrm to promote recretion for senior citizens. Sktebording sfety. STUDY OF SHIPS,MARINE LIFE, CLEAN LAKES AND BEACHES. Summer progrms for kids. Tennis. Tennis, bsketbll. The Dog prk ws gret wy to give pet owners plce to bring pets & be ble to enjoy qulity time spent with them. This is gret ide especilly for people who re confined to n prtment or complex. It lso give the chnce for people to socilize nd meet others while relting to their pets. Tours of the grdens in the rborium re cross from CC. Tht re is not mintined well. Community Center does not offer very friendly environment either, dy or night. the guys who run it re not very perky nd do not seem like they like people in their building. Volleybll Volleybll Physicl fitness. Volleybll nd bicycling for dults. VOLLEYBALL AND OR BASKETBALL. Wlking history tour. WATER Polo Lerning how to ply tennis or skill improvement. Youth golf t the By County Golf course Boting sfety t Pinconningllndependence ccess Youth volleybll, youth softbll, youth swimming. By County Recretion Pln Survey Results 14