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Huron-Clinton Metroparks 34Th Biennial Report As of December 31, 2009 Huron-Clinton Metroparks 4 Huron-Clinton Metroparks 34th Biennial Report as of December 31, 2009 MEMPHIS ORTONVILLE LEONARD 53 ARMADA OXFORD HOLLY 75 ROMEO 15 OAKLAND RICHMOND COUNTY LAKE 19 ORION NEW LIVINGSTON CLARKSTON 24 3 2 HAVEN COUNTY 94 23 ROCHESTER NEW 4 PONTIAC BALTIMORE FOWLERVILLE HARTLAND ROCHESTER Clinton River MACOMB 59 WATERFORD B.L. HILLS 29 75 AUBURN 150 53 96 59 24 HILLS COUNTY HIGHLAND Elizabeth 59 Lake Sylvan UTICA HOWELL Lake 59 Cass MT. Lake 75 CLEMENS MILFORD COMMERCE ORCHARD Huron River LAKE BLOOMFIELD WEST HILLS TROY STERLING WOLVERINE BLOOMFIELD HEIGHTS WolverineLAKE Lake 24 BIRMINGHAM 1 BRIGHTON WALLED FRASER Walled LAKE BEVERLY CLAWSON 5 Lake FRANKLIN WIXOM HILLS 96 1 WARREN NEW ROYAL HUDSON 696 BERLKEY OAK 696 Lake PINCKNEY ROSEVILLE FARMINGTON CENTERLINE 3 36 HILLS OAK St. Clair SOUTH NOVI SOUTHFIELD HAZEL 97 PARK PARK EAST- ST. CLAIR Huron River 6 53 LYON POINTE SHORES Baseline Portage Lake 102 Little Lake WHITMORE NORTHVILLE Portage HARPER Lake LAKE 275 WOODS 23 REDFORD 5 LIVONIA 75 GROSSE 10 94 POINTE 52 14 96 7 DEXTER PLYMOUTH WAYNE ROIT COUNTY 39 T CHELSEA 14 E 153 8 WESTLAND 94 9 D 14 ANN CANTON 94 3 ARBOR INKSTER RIVER Huron River 12 WAYNE ROUGE 275 ECORSE 94 YPSILANTI ALLEN PARK LINCOLN 94 24 PARK SOUTHGATE Administrative Offices WASHTENAW ROMULUS 52 TAYLOR 75 WYANDOTTE COUNTY BELLEVILLE 13000 High Ridge Drive 10 RIVERVIEW SALINE 23 85 12 24 TRENTON Lake Brighton, MI 48114-9058 MANCHESTER 11 Erie 75 GILBRALTAR 248-227-2757 MILAN 12 13 Huron-Clinton Metroparks 1. Metro Beach Metropark 5. Kensington Metropark 10. Lower Huron Metropark 31300 Metro Parkway 2240 West Buno Road 17845 Savage Road Mount Clemens, MI 48046 Milford, MI 48380 Belleville, MI 48111 586-463-4581 248-685-1561 734-697-9181 2. Wolcott Mill Metropark 6. Huron Meadows Metropark 11. Willow Metropark 63841 Wolcott Road 8765 Hammel Road (Park Office located at Ray, MI 48096 Brighton, MI 48116 Lower Huron Metropark) 586-749-5997 810-231-4084 734-697-9181 3. Stony Creek Metropark 7. Hudson Mills Metropark 12. Oakwoods Metropark 4300 Main Park Road 8801 North Territorial Road (Park Office located at Shelby Township, MI 48316 Dexter, MI 48130 Lower Huron Metropark) 586-781-4242 734-426-8211 734-697-9181 4. Indian Springs Metropark 8. Dexter-Huron Metropark 13. Lake Erie Metropark 5200 Indian Trail (Park Office located at 32481 West Jefferson White Lake, MI 48386 Hudson Mills Metropark) Brownstown, MI 48173 248-625-7280 734-426-8211 734-379-5020 9. Delhi Metropark (Park Office located at Huron-Clinton Metroparks Huron-Clinton Hudson Mills Metropark) 734-426-8211 34th Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority as of December 31, 2009 A report to the Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan and to the Members of the Board of Commissioners of the Counties of Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne. The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority was sanctioned by the Michigan State Legislature in Act No. 147 of the Public Acts of 1939, and was approved in 1940 by the citizens of Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties which constitute the metropolitan district. The Board of Commissioners held its first meeting in 1941. Funding for the Authority became available in 1942. Mission Statement Mission Statement The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, a regional park system created in 1940 by the citizens of Southeast Michigan, provides excellent recreational and educational opportunities while serving as stewards of its natural resources. Our efforts are guided by the belief that the use of parks and exposure to natural environments enhance society’s health and quality of life. Chairman’s Message for the Golf/Group Rental Area at were to maintain parks services, Metro Beach Metropark, $730,000 programs, maintenance and for the reconstruction of hike-bike security levels while deferring a trails at Stony Creek and Indian number of capital improvement Springs Metroparks, and $646,000 projects, and to build a reserve for for the development of a 2 mile expected tax revenue declines. hike-bike trail on the west side of Like all governmental agencies in Hudson Mills Metropark. Michigan, the Metropark system expects to experience significant Although property taxes leveled property tax revenue declines off in 2009, the Metropark system over the next four years. maintained its commitment to continued progress on In addition to dealing with redeveloping aging facilities. We financial issues, we initiated a invested more than $8.5 million strategic planning process in 2009 HARRY E. LESTER into 48 capital projects, many of and searched nationally for a Chairman which were planned several years candidate to lead the park system Wayne County prior. Major construction contracts following Metroparks Director awarded in 2009 included: James J. Bresciami’s announced South Marina reconstruction retirement. It is an honor to serve as the at Metro Beach Metropark, Chairman of the Board of Martindale Beach beach house I would be remiss without Commissioners for the Huron- and grille reconstruction and mentioning the loss of two former Clinton Metropolitan Authority, golf course irrigation upgrade directors of the Metroparks: Gary the governing Board of one of the at Kensington Metropark, and C. Bartsch, director from 2000 to finest regional park systems in the pool reconstruction at Willow 2006, passed away in 2008; and country. In addition to serving as the Metropark. Also that year, the David O. Laidlaw, director from Chair, I am appointed to represent Metroparks added 250 acres of 1969 to 1985, passed away in the people of Wayne County on recreation lands at Indian Springs 2009. Both of these dedicated the Board. I serve alongside four Metropark. leaders made great contributions county-appointed members to the exceptional park system we representing the other counties in The Board and staff scrutinized enjoy today. which Metroparks are located, and the Metroparks operating two governor-appointed members expenses during 2008 and 2009, On behalf of the Board, we thank representing the region at large. building a strong fund reserve the citizens of Southeast Michigan Together, we decide on matters in anticipation of the upcoming who support this outstanding related to operating the Metroparks economic challenges. The tough regional park system, the as well as any park-related issues the economic environment in volunteers who contribute their public may bring to us. Southeast Michigan came into time and talent to make it even full focus during 2009, when greater, and the staff who work Investing funds into new and we had to significantly alter the tirelessly to make each person’s renovated Metropark facilities Metroparks 2008-2012 Five-Year visit to a Metropark memorable. continued to be a priority during Recreation Plan in anticipation of 2008 and 2009. We invested nearly declining property tax revenues. Chairman’s Message Chairman’s $6 million into 50 projects in 2008, The basic objectives of the the largest ones being: $1.2 million revisions to the Five-Year Plan Board of Commissioners The governing body of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority is a seven-member Board of Commissioners. Two commissioners, who serve as representatives-at-large, are appointed by the Governor of Michigan for a term of four years. Five commissioners, one each to represent the counties of Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne, are appointed for a term of six years by the boards of commissioners of the above- named counties; these representatives must reside in the counties they serve and represent. Members of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Commission serve without salary. Peter S. Walters Robert W. Marans Anthony V. Marrocco Vice Chairman Treasurer Secretary Oakland County Washtenaw County Macomb County Board of Commissioners Board Warren C. Evans John C. Hertel John E. La Belle Governor Appointee Governor Appointee Livingston County Director’s Message or taking a quiet walk in the getting soaked by a dumping woods to watch for wildlife. For bucket of water. Since 2001, we others, the parks are their training invested $14.2 million to build grounds, places where they can four modern, interactive water run, hike, bike or swim. Moms facilities: the Squirt Zone at Metro and dads take their kids to our Beach Metropark, the Spray ‘n’ pools, spraygrounds and beaches Play at Indian Springs Metropark, in the summer and our sledding the Splash ‘n’ Blast at Kensington hills in the winter. Boaters use our Metropark and Turtle Cove Family marinas and launches at Metro Aquatic Center at Lower Huron Beach and Lake Erie Metroparks to Metropark. access Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie and the Detroit River. In addition to We also opened a new disc golf these and other facilities, people course at Kensington Metropark attend hundreds of events and which replaced the original one, Jayne Miller programs offered year round. filling the need to offer better Director play to disc golfers at this popular Our interpreters open windows course. These investments As the newly-appointed director to the wonders of nature and represent our commitment to of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks, I the environment, as well as keep current with recreational am privileged to provide comment our cultural and agricultural trends while providing innovative on this report on behalf of James history to nearly 2 million people ways for families to have fun J. Bresciami, Metroparks director each year, of which 368,000 outdoors. Our challenge: to during the period of this report. are students from schools provide the kinds of activities that throughout the region. Teachers give kids, teens and young adults Under his direction, the Metroparks and their students get away from great memories and help build provided outstanding recreational traditional classrooms to go on lifelong interests in the outdoors experiences to nearly nine million hikes in the woods in search of and staying fit, as well.
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