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PERE MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP — Pere Marquette Charter Township is currently conducting a survey asking the public about their recreational activities and needs. The results of the survey will be applied towards the township’s 2025-2029 Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan.
The current recreation plan was approved by the township board of trustees in 2020 and outlined potential projects and actions the township planned to pursue to meet its recreation goals.
The township was able to address all seven of the major action items in the current plan and was able to complete its objectives for several of the action items, including:
- Completing a grant supported Master Planning effort for Pere Marquette Conservation Park (PMCP) that included extensive public involvement and provides for both natural resource enhancement and recreation development. The Master Plan is available for review on the PM Township website under the Township Parks tab.
- Completed multi-grant funding and subsequent construction and public opening of the new PM River Community Access
- Installed new multi-age playscape equipment at Memorial Tree Park
- All new projects were built to Universal Access standards and continuing progress was made toward achieving at least ADA standards for existing park facilities
- Natural Resource projects focusing on invasive species control at PMCP and Suttons Landing
- An Operations and Maintenance Fund and a Capital Improvement Fund for township recreation facilities have been established at the Community Foundation for Mason County
- Plans for improvement and expansion of Buttersville Park Campground and for a new accessible trail linking Buttersville with PMCP were initiated and grant applications are currently pending for a project to build the trail in conjunction with the construction of a new entrance to PMCP
The update of the Recreation Plan will cover the five-year period from 2025 – 2029. Incorporating the objectives of the PMCP Master Plan will be an important element of the update.
An on-line survey is being made available for public input. A survey link will be available on the township website www.pmtwp.org beginning in mid-September and will be open until the end of October. The survey will enable people to rate the existing PM Township parks, identify activities they would like to see added or increased, and will allow users to post general comments about the parks and recreation program.
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