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Parks & Rec Master Plan Clay Township RECREATION PLAN 2011-2015 St. Clair County, Michigan Prepared by: Clay Township Planning Commission and Clay Township Recreation Commission Assisted by: Community Planning & Management, P.C. RECREATION MASTER PLAN Page 2 Page Clay Township Recreation Commission Recreation Clay Township INTRODUCTION PURPOSE The preparation of a Recreation Plan provides the Clay Township Recreation Commission with an opportunity to consider the short and long-term recreation needs of its residents. Residents frequently look to the local community as a major provider of park space and recreation programming opportunities. The preparation of a Recreation Master Plan also qualifi es the community for possible State funding for expanding and/or improving the existing recreational areas. Providing recreation facilities and programs has evolved into a widely accepted role for local governments. The decreasing amount of leisure time, due to longer hours and longer work weeks, places an even greater emphasis on recreation providers to offer a more diverse range of quality, easily accessible facilities and programs to satisfy these magnifi ed recreational needs. The availability and type of park and recreation programs provided makes the communities more attractive by enhancing the communities’ overall quality of life. Collectively, these reasons support the need to prepare a community Recreation Plan. The recreation planning process offers a structured means of establishing a clear set of goals and objectives for providing recreation services to residents of Clay Township and potentially the surrounding communities. The Clay Township Recreation Commission recognizes that recreation needs do not necessarily always recognize municipal boundaries, and that the scope of services available to local residents can be expanded through the cooperation of existing service providers. This is particularly true for medium and smaller communities that may not be able to support independent recreation programs. This physical setting and the prospects for population growth offer new challenges and opportunities for recreation planning purposes. These challenges involve expanding the range of recreation opportunities in the face of the large population increases and limited resources. A principal purpose of the Recreation Plan is to identify these challenges and opportunities and to establish policies to be used as a framework for addressing existing and future needs. More specifi cally, the Plan will accomplish the following objectives: 1. Identify short and long-term recreation needs that will serve the communities based on their growth and recreation desires. 2. Develop policies and programs designed to address the recreation needs through either conventional or alternative methods. 3. Identify park improvements; establish land acquisition priorities; and suggest facilities and programs to meet the recreation needs of all age groups, both present and future. 4. Provide a priority system for capital improvement programming, which in turn will lead to identifying specifi c projects and intended funding sources to be implemented over a specifi ed time frame. 5. Qualify the community to participate in recreation grant programs available though the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment. 6. Serve as a functional and reasonable guide in the development of the Commission’s recreation programs 2011-2015 and facilities. Clay Township Recreation Commission Page 3 The Recreation Plan follows the planning guidelines established by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and LAN Environment. It begins with an examination of relevant demographic and physical characteristics that may infl uence P the delivery of recreation programs and services. Included in this analysis is an inventory of existing recreation facilities available from State, regional and local providers. The second half of the Plan identifi es short and long-range recreation needs based on accepted planning standards, as well as local desires. Based on these identifi ed needs, a comprehensive ASTER strategy for addressing these needs is offered, as well as a potential method of funding the improvements noted. M ECREATION R Clay Township Recreation Commission Page 4 COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION REGIONAL LOCATION The study area for the Recreation Plan, as seen in Illustration 1, encompasses the boundaries of Clay Township located in Yale Grant Twp Burtchville Twp Greenwood Twp the southeast corner of St. Clair County. The study area is Lynn Twp Brockway Twp located approximately 40 miles northeast of Downtown Detroit and 20 miles south of the City of Port Huron, which is the Fort Gratiot Twp Clyde Twp Kenockee Twp St. Clair County Seat. Dixie Highway (M-29) is the principal Mussey Twp Emmett Twp transportation corridor providing access to the Township Port Huron from both Port Huron and the larger Metropolitan Detroit Port Huron Twp Kimball Twp Wales Twp area. This State highway offers easy access to and from the Berlin Twp Riley Twp Township and infl uences the use of recreation resources in Marysville the Downriver Area. It also makes other regional recreation Memphis St Clair Twp sites accessible to area residents. These considerations Columbus Twp will be discussed in more detail in the Recreation Inventory St Clair chapter. Richmond China Twp Casco Twp East China Twp POPULATION GROWTH TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS Marine City Ira Twp Cottrellville Twp During a 20-year period between 1990 and 2010, Clay Township’s population grew by only 923 persons based Clay Twp Algonac on 1990 Census data and Southeast Michigan Council of Clay Twp Governments (SEMCOG) projections for December 2010. Illustration #1 The Township had a relatively fl at growth pattern between Regional Location 1980-1990, saw an upswing in population between 1990 and 2000, and another fl at growth pattern between 2000-2010. The current (December 2010) projected population for Clay Township based on SEMCOG projections is 9,785 persons. Projections prepared by SEMCOG anticipate a slow continued population growth in Clay Township to 11,572 persons to the year 2035. The projections anticipate the growth to occur by approximately 400 persons per fi ve (5) year increment from 2015 to 2035. The one exception being the years 2020 to 2035 where the population increase is anticipated to be only seventy (70) persons. 2011-2015 Clay Township Recreation Commission Page 5 TABLE LAN CLAY TOWNSHIP POPULATION GROWTH TRENDS P 10,000 ASTER 9,000 M 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 ECREATION R 4,000 Population 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 TABLE CLAY TOWNSHIP POPULATION PROJECTIONS 11600 11400 11200 11000 10800 10600 10400 Population 10200 10000 9800 9600 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 Clay Township Recreation Commission Page 6 AGE Age characteristics are a useful demographic indicator for recreation planning purposes. For example, a community’s age composition will help determine the appropriate mix of needed recreational services and facilities, since different age categories require and desire different recreational services. A younger population suggests the need for more active recreation facilities and programs. Seniors, on the other hand, may have more specialized recreation needs. Median Age Residents within Clay Township had an average median age of Median Median 46.6 years in 2009, based on the American Community Survey Community conducted by the U.S. Census. This is substantially above the Age 2009 Age 2000 fi gure for St. Clair County (39.3) and the State of Michigan (37.7) for Clay Township 46.6 40.9 the same time period and data set. As compared to 2000 Census St. Clair County 39.3 data, Clay Township has seen a major increase in median age. The 2000 Census noted a median age of 40.9 years. State of Michigan 37.7 TABLE Population Change by Age MEDIAN AGE - U.S. CENSUS Reviewing the various age categories that comprise Clay Township’s population, as shown in the Table, offers additional insights on the demand for recreation services that may be generated by different segments of the population. Nearly one-quarter (22.7%) of the Township’s population is under the age of 17. The largest share of the area’s population is between the ages of 35-64. A total of almost forty six (46%) percent of the population falls into this category. Nearly fourteen (14%) percent of the population is 65 or above. Projections provided by SEMCOG suggest that the percentage of the population over the age of 65 by the year 2035 will be approximately twenty two (22%) percent of the total population, with an actual increase of nearly 1,200 residents from the 2000 Census. TABLE Age Census Percentage SEMCOG 2035 Change POPULATION BY AGE GROUP Group 2000 of Population Projections 2000-2035 2000 CENSUS - SEMCOG 65+ 1,366 13.9 2,541 1,175 PROJECTIONS 35-64 4,483 45.6 4,541 58 18-34 1,752 17.8 2,122 370 5-17 1,721 17.6 1,722 1 Under 5 5-17 18-34 2011-2015 35-64 65+ 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 Population Clay Township Recreation Commission Page 7 SEX, RACE AND ETHNIC CHARACTERISTICS LAN P Females outnumber males in the Township by Clay St. Clair a margin of 50.7 to 49.3 percent. For planning Percentage Percentage purposes, this difference in the percentage of Township County ASTER male versus female is minimal. Male 4,985 52.2 80,914 49.3 M Female 4,563 47.8 83,321 50.7 Based on the results of the 2000 Census, Total 9,548 100.0 164,235 100.0 approximately 99 percent of the Township’s population is white. Residents belonging to other racial groups or more than one race total TABLE ECREATION 62 persons. The makeup of the Township Male/Female Ratio - 2000 R is not expected to change greatly over the period of the Recreation Plan.
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