Nearly $800K from state will help upgrade West Michigan parks
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Nine Michigan parks are getting funding from the state government to upgrade their facilities, including two on the West side.
Sluka Field in Ottawa County will be receiving $293,900 and Bear Lake Park tennis and pickleball facilities in Muskegon County will get $499,700 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants, which is run by the Department of Natural Resources.
Other parks receiving funding are:
Dickinson Park development in Berrien County: $260,000
McGuire Park and river access improvements in Clinton County: $157,800
Keeweenaw Point acquisition in Keweenaw County: $3,500,000
Lake St. Clair Metropark Daysail Trail development in Macomb County: $500,000
Stony Creek Ravine Nature Park access in Oakland County: $340,100
Metro Park renovation and development in Roscommon County: $410,000
Parker Road West Campground development in St. Clair County: $500,000
Overall, the parks will receive a combined $6,461,500. The goal is to “support pickleball courts, sport playfield improvements, campground development, trail and park renovations and improvements, and acquisition of approximately 8,000 acres in the Keweenaw Peninsula,” according to a release from the governor’s office.
The parks were chosen from 11 applicants that were seeking local funding, the state said.
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