County Development 2010 Informational Session Presented By: Kevin Ricco
Report Topics Parks report Tourism report Economic Development Collaborative projects
Park Revenues for 2009 Park Revenues for 2009 Fees Rents Total Dumont Lake $15,010 $1,300 $16,310 Gun Lake $10,593 $710 $11,303 Littlejohn Lake $2,320 $2,320 $4,640 Silver Creek $2,557 $18,303 $20,860 West Side $12,827 $2,490 $15,317 Ely Lake N/A $16,727 $16,727 Pine Point N/A $6,790 $6,790 Bysterveld N/A $1,830 $1,830 Season Passes $17,025 N/A $17,025 Grand Total $110,802
2009 Performance Measures Service Area 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Pavilion Reservations 116 124 120 138 136 145 Season Passes Sold 452 516 798 739 630 681 Camper Days 4400 4263 4199 4180 4705 4128 Daily Trail Permits 1416 1130 1200 1377 1612 1279 Daily Launch Permits 2955 3084 3305 3269 2623 2479 Daily Entrance Passes N/A N/A 7746 6724 5788 5597 Total Campsite Reservations N/A 311 411 460 536 450 On Line Credit Card Payments N/A N/A 74 86 123 110
Parks Report Park Entrance Fee Revenue PARK 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 As of 8/1 Dumont Lake $14,841 $13,344 $10,631 $10,080 $10,155 Gun Lake $6,357 $4,665 $3,190 $3,125 N/A Littlejohn Lake $6,475 $2,800 $1,575 $2,345 N/A West Side $11,053 $12,810 $13,540 $12,435 $8,980 Season Passes $19,935 $18,457 $15,740 $17,025 $18,925 Total $58,661 $52,076 $44,676 $45,010 $38,060
2009 Entrance Fee and Season Pass Net Revenue Facility Activity Total Collected Total Wages FICA wrkcmp Net Revenue Dumont 2080.090 $10,080.00 $4,162.50 $318.43 $128.62 $5,470.45 Gun Lake 2080.091 $3,125.00 $4,421.25 $338.23 $136.62 -$1,771.10 Littlejohn 2080.092 $2,345.00 $3,862.50 $295.48 $119.35 -$1,932.33 West Side 2080.094 $12,435.00 $4,323.75 $330.77 $133.60 $7,646.88 Season Passes 2080.751 $16,896.49 N/A N/A N/A $16,896.49 $44,881.49 Total $26,310.39 Total for Capital $13,155.20
Annual Park Visits (Memorial Weekend through Labor Day) 2007 2008 2009 Type Number Number Number Camping 16,720 18,820 16,512 Daily Entrance 26,896 23,152 22,388 Daily Launch Permits 9,807 7,869 7,437 Daily Trail Permits 1,377 1,612 1,279 Pavilion Reservations 6,900 6,800 7,250 Season Passes 29,560 25,200 27,240 Weekly Visitors Day Use Parks (Does not include weekends at parks with daily entrance fees) 77,280 77,280 81,480 Total 168,540 160,733 163,586
Special Event Permits Year Type 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Fishing Tournament 8 15 10 10 14 Equestrian 2 3 3 2 5 Weddings 0 1 3 1 1 Softball 0 2 2 3 3 Commercial Launch 2 3 0 2 3 Other 3 4 3 3 6 Total 15 28 21 21 32
New Richmond Bridge Park Eagle Scout Project
New Richmond Bridge Park Eagle Scout Project
New Richmond Bridge Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
New Richmond Bridge Park
New Richmond Bridge Park
New Richmond Bridge Park
New Richmond Bridge Park
Equestrian Trails Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Recreational Trails Program Grants Partner with DNRE Message center signs at Silver Creek, Ely Lake and Pine Point Creation of day parking area at Ely Lake
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Tourist Council Report Year Total Requests % E-Mail or Web % Phone % Walk In 2004 1731 90% 8% 1% 2005 1273 82% 14% 1% 2006 1702 80% 17% 3% 2007 3298 83% 16% 2% 2008 1722 58% 39% 3% 2009 2478 31% 63% 4%
June 2010 Inquiry % Camping/Parks 23% Area Services/Misc. 3% Agri-Tourism 7% Restaurants 18% Outdoor Rec 7% Beverages 8% Attractions 6% Shopping 4% Lodging 15% Tourist Council 9%
Camping/Parks Outdoor Recreation TOURIST COUNCIL Tourist Attractions / Travel Info Rev: 06/14/10 JUNE 2010 Camping / Parks General Info 45 Inquiry Contact Method Silver Creek Park 42 TC E-Mails 17 Ely Lake 34 Kevin 44 Pine Point 34 Person 13 Bysterveld Park 14 Phone 287 Dumont Park 19 Mail 4 Gun Lake Park 20 WMTA Website 75 Littlejohn Lake Park 15 Total 440 West Side Park 16 How did you hear about us? New Richmond 6 Visitors Guide 72 Other Parks (C/Kidwell-1;Yank/Spr-4;Dog Park-1) 6 TC Website 15 Season Pass 27 Web Search/Link 7 Special Use Permit 3 Web Contact 2 Swimming / Beaches 6 Newspaper/Magaz 1 Horseback Riding / Eques Trails 12 Enews 2 Biking / Hiking 5 Personal Referral 4 Hunting / Fishing 1 Tour Pkts Mailed: 100 Golf Courses 0 H.T. Books Sold: 27 Boating / Canoeing 5 H.T. C.D.'s Sold: 1 Lakes / Rivers / Heritage Water Trail 0 Inside Michigan Contact Allegan State Game Area 0 Inside Allegan 5 Outdoor Recreation 54 Other County 38 AC Heritage Trail 4 Instate Total 43 Tourist Guide 14 Outside Michigan Contact Visitor Information 56 Other State 68 Area Events (B93Bash-22; EndRide-3) 25 Other Country 1 Area Chambers 3 Outside Total 69 AC Map 4 Last Month May-10 Photo Contest 1 Itemized Total 973 Attractions 72 TC E-Mails 3 Shopping 46 Kevin 25 Coffee Shops 21 Person 14 Wineries, Brew Pubs, Night Clubs / Bars 75 Phone 228 Dining, Snack Bar / Deli, Dinnertrain, Ice Cream, Bakery 212 Mail 6 Hotels/Motels, Resorts 68 WMTA Website 67 Bed and Breakfasts / Inns 24 Total Contacts 343 Cabin / Cottage, Vacation Homes,Unique Lodging 88 Last Year Jun-09 Agri-Tourism 78 Itemized Total 621 Area / Travel Services 10 TC E-Mails 12 Transportation 15 Kevin 51 AC Fairground (Antique Show-1) 1 Person 12 Wedding 3 Phone 174 Casino 1 Mail 61 Misc. 5 WMTA Website 12 Itemized Inquiry Total: 1190 Total Contacts 322
Allegan County Tourist Council Year-End Top Ten Inquiries TOP TEN INQUIRIES 2009 TOP TEN INQUIRIES 2008 1 Dining 1102 1 Cabins/All Unique Lodging 874 2 Camping 778 2 Dining 770 3 Hotels/Motels 642 3 Outdoor Rec 620 4 Outdoor Recreation 574 4 Hotels/Motels 606 5 Cabins/All Unique Lodging 571 5 Camping 531 6 Attractions 531 6 Attractions 527 7 Visitor Information 470 7 Shopping 353 8 Wineries / Brew Pubs 433 8 Wineries/Brewery 323 9 Parks 344 9 Bed & Breakfast 233 10 Local Food Products 324 10 Parks 210
Tourist Council Report 2010 Visitors Guide: Inside Allegan County 48,000 of the 50,000 have already been distributed Available in over 150 locations throughout Michigan WMTA Trade Show program 9 shows throughout Midwest
Economic Development Where are we? Implementation of strategic plan (approved in May) Working with Planning Commission to help create recommendation for creation of ED Commission (P.A. 46 of 1966) Continue to establish central point of contact RZFB & QECB programs
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (2) EPA Assessment Grants Petroleum Hazardous Substances $200,000/ea Phase I & II, BEA, Clean-up Plans RFQ/RFP Process for Professional Services Late September/Early October timeline
Collaborative Projects Heritage Water Trail West Michigan Cultural Trails Regional trail efforts Business Solutions Professionals bi-monthly meetings West Michigan Tourist Association - BOD
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