Michigan

National Park Service
Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Grants - FY2001

MICHIGAN

SELECT A CITY OR COUNTY:

Detroit Flint Muskegon Heights

Oak Park Wayne County

GRANTS OFFERED:

City Mayor Grant Amount Projects

Detroit
Mayor Dennis Archer

(313-224-1623)
$490,000 Flynn Pavilion: Renovate a historical skating pavilion on a 982-acre island in the midst of the Detroit River. This island park is located three miles from downtown Detroit. The Detroit Recreation Department plans to restore the pavilion to its former use as a support facility for a variety of leisure time activities.

Flint
Mayor Woodrow Stanley

(810) 766-7463 ext. 3060
$224,686 Kearsley Park: Rehabilitate and redevelop an old park that has deteriorated to the point where all playground equipment and other amenities are unsafe. The redevelopment and long term maintenance has been structured through joint partnerships with Mott Community College, the Flint Board of Education, and surrounding neighborhoods.
Sub-Committees have been organized to manage the oversight of recreational and security programs. The playground for school age children is designed to be handicap accessible.

Muskegon Heights
Mayor Rillastine R. Wilkins

(213) 733-1175
$86,441 Johnny O. Harris Park: The years of wear and tear through normal use call for the basketball courts to be resurfaced. The restrooms have been damaged by weather and vandalism and do not meet handicapped accessibility requirements. A sprinkler system needs to be added to the park in order to maintain turf on the slopes to prevent erosion.

Oak Park
Mayor Gerald E. Naftaly

(248) 691-7171

$30,100 Dewey Park Basketball courts: The basketball facilities are in extreme disrepair. The renovation of these courts would benefit the people of this neighborhood as well as the surrounding area that is mostly comprised of young people 18 and under.

Wayne County Edward H. McNamara, County Executive (313-224-0335) $239,533.84 Ernest F. Ford Recreation Center: This is the primary recreation center for the city of Highland Park that serves all age groups. The project will result in installation of a new roof, shower facilities, and glass throughout. This project will bring much needed recreation to one of the states poorest cities with wide spread drug use, and a high unemployment rate.

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City	Mayor	Grant Amount	Projects
Detroit	Mayor Dennis Archer (313-224-1623)	$490,000	Flynn Pavilion: Renovate a historical skating pavilion on a 982-acre island in the midst of the Detroit River. This island park is located three miles from downtown Detroit. The Detroit Recreation Department plans to restore the pavilion to its former use as a support facility for a variety of leisure time activities.
Flint	Mayor Woodrow Stanley (810) 766-7463 ext. 3060	$224,686	Kearsley Park: Rehabilitate and redevelop an old park that has deteriorated to the point where all playground equipment and other amenities are unsafe. The redevelopment and long term maintenance has been structured through joint partnerships with Mott Community College, the Flint Board of Education, and surrounding neighborhoods. Sub-Committees have been organized to manage the oversight of recreational and security programs. The playground for school age children is designed to be handicap accessible.
Muskegon Heights	Mayor Rillastine R. Wilkins (213) 733-1175	$86,441	Johnny O. Harris Park: The years of wear and tear through normal use call for the basketball courts to be resurfaced. The restrooms have been damaged by weather and vandalism and do not meet handicapped accessibility requirements. A sprinkler system needs to be added to the park in order to maintain turf on the slopes to prevent erosion.
Oak Park	Mayor Gerald E. Naftaly (248) 691-7171	$30,100	Dewey Park Basketball courts: The basketball facilities are in extreme disrepair. The renovation of these courts would benefit the people of this neighborhood as well as the surrounding area that is mostly comprised of young people 18 and under.
Wayne County	Edward H. McNamara, County Executive (313-224-0335)	$239,533.84	Ernest F. Ford Recreation Center: This is the primary recreation center for the city of Highland Park that serves all age groups. The project will result in installation of a new roof, shower facilities, and glass throughout. This project will bring much needed recreation to one of the states poorest cities with wide spread drug use, and a high unemployment rate.