Master Plan Survey #7: Regional Coordination (Parks)

Q1 Please choose the answer that BEST describes you.

Answered: 152 Skipped: 1

I'm a permanent, f...

I'm a seasonal or part time...

I'm not a resident of...

I'm not a resident or ...

I visit or work in the...

None of the above

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

I'm a permanent, full time resident of the City of Harbor Springs 49.34% 75

I'm a seasonal or part time resident of the City of Harbor Springs 23.68% 36

I'm not a resident of Harbor Springs, but I own a business or pay taxes on property I own in the City 3.95% 6

I'm not a resident or a taxpayer of the City, but I live in the Harbor Springs area 19.74% 30

I visit or work in the City, but I am not a resident or taxpayer in the area 1.97% 3

None of the above 1.32% 2 TOTAL 152

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Q2 Should the City coordinate its parks and recreation facility improvements with other governmental agencies, such as the State, County and surrounding townships? Check all that apply.

Answered: 149 Skipped: 4

State agencies

Emmet County

Surrounding townships

No coordination...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

State agencies 36.24% 54

Emmet County 62.42% 93

Surrounding townships 67.11% 100

No coordination with other government entities 22.82% 34 Total Respondents: 149

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Q3 Currently, West Traverse and Little Traverse Townships contribute money for the City’s beach, skate park and sled hill operations because many township residents use those facilities. The City absorbs about 75% of these costs while the townships contribute a combined 25%. In general, should the City seek more funds from neighboring townships for improvements to our parks and recreation facilities?

Answered: 152 Skipped: 1

Yes

No

I don't know

It depends on how many...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 43.42% 66

No 18.42% 28

I don't know 11.18% 17

It depends on how many township residents use the City's facilities 26.97% 41 TOTAL 152

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Q4 In your opinion, which of these City parks/facilities draw the most visitors who are non-City residents? Please rank, with “1” drawing the most visitors and “9” drawing the fewest.

Answered: 138 Skipped: 15

City Beach (Zorn Park)

Marina Waterfront Park

Zoll Street Beach (Dog...

Ford Park

Baseball Fields

Kiwanis Park (Sled Hill)

Skate Park

Kiwanis Park (Disc Golf...

Pickleball Courts

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL SCORE City Beach 44.27% 28.24% 16.03% 6.87% 1.53% 0.00% 1.53% 0.76% 0.76% (Zorn Park) 58 37 21 9 2 0 2 1 1 131 7.92

Marina 34.85% 27.27% 10.61% 9.09% 5.30% 3.79% 1.52% 6.06% 1.52% Waterfront 46 36 14 12 7 5 2 8 2 132 7.20 Park

Zoll Street 7.87% 11.81% 30.71% 19.69% 14.17% 5.51% 7.09% 0.79% 2.36% Beach (Dog 10 15 39 25 18 7 9 1 3 127 6.17 Beach)

Ford Park 8.46% 18.46% 23.08% 24.62% 6.15% 3.85% 3.85% 2.31% 9.23% 11 24 30 32 8 5 5 3 12 130 6.05

Baseball 1.60% 8.00% 5.60% 10.40% 23.20% 9.60% 12.80% 16.80% 12.00% Fields 2 10 7 13 29 12 16 21 15 125 4.18

Kiwanis Park 6.61% 2.48% 7.44% 7.44% 11.57% 17.36% 19.83% 15.70% 11.57% (Sled Hill) 8 3 9 9 14 21 24 19 14 121 4.06

Skate Park 0.00% 0.83% 3.33% 11.67% 14.17% 24.17% 20.00% 14.17% 11.67% 0 1 4 14 17 29 24 17 14 120 3.67

Kiwanis Park 0.00% 5.00% 4.17% 5.00% 10.00% 20.00% 19.17% 19.17% 17.50% (Disc Golf 0 6 5 6 12 24 23 23 21 120 3.42 Course)

Pickleball 0.00% 0.00% 2.54% 4.24% 12.71% 13.56% 11.02% 23.73% 32.20% Courts 0 0 3 5 15 16 13 28 38 118 2.74

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Q5 Should the City explore the idea of creating a joint master plan for Parks and Recreation with neighboring townships and the County?

Answered: 148 Skipped: 5

Yes to both the County a...

Only with the neighboring...

Only with the County

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes to both the County and townships 44.59% 66

Only with the neighboring townships 31.08% 46

Only with the County 3.38% 5

No 20.95% 31 TOTAL 148

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# COMMENTS DATE 1 Many people I run into in Harbor are from neighboring communities 1/12/2021 4:45 PM

2 Not sure what the benefits would be 1/11/2021 4:46 PM

3 We need to spend our taxes on HS, for HS 1/7/2021 10:43 AM

4 as soon as larger government entities are involved, too many restrictions/requirements that 1/6/2021 9:03 AM could in the future change the values/charms of Harbor Springs can be instituted. We dont need the extra money that bad, and NOTHING is free. If we dont pay in cash we will pay in privacy, control or community values

5 I'd be interested in the exploration of this idea and then sharing the findings with the residents 12/30/2020 3:58 PM before moving forward.

6 If there are good synergies and cost saving efficiencies it would make sense.....if too many 12/25/2020 2:37 PM politics and agendas no

7 What with all the conforming? Aren’t you fighting for HS? Why do you keep wanting to defer to 12/23/2020 12:58 PM other gov’ts? Weird.

8 Emphasis with the townships 12/21/2020 1:45 PM

9 Recreation facilities should mostly be outside of the city. 12/11/2020 7:39 PM

10 Probably a good idea, but what does that mean?? 11/9/2020 11:05 PM

11 Why is there a need to have a partnership/joint master plan with neighboring townships? What 11/7/2020 8:55 PM is the need to bring other townships in? Tax monies for support financially? If not then running your own entities would be wiser.

12 Make better use of Kiwanis hill/park. 11/7/2020 7:34 PM

13 Not sure - good idea to discuss with twp and county, but without commitment up front ... 11/6/2020 7:55 PM

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Q6 If you are a City resident, do you utilize parks and recreation facilities in the County that are not within the City limits?

Answered: 153 Skipped: 0

Yes

No

I don't know

Not applicable

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes 44.44% 68

No 26.80% 41

I don't know 4.58% 7

Not applicable 24.18% 37 TOTAL 153

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Q7 Please list parks or recreation facilities in Emmet County that you regularly frequent (not including those parks or facilities located within the City limits).

Answered: 100 Skipped: 53

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# RESPONSES DATE 1 Good Hart beach, Viewlands Preserve, Cross Village beach. The recreation I seek is a 1/21/2021 5:50 PM beautiful area for walking safely. Most of which are the many beaches of Northern .

2 Michigan 1/19/2021 6:42 PM

3 Petoskey 1/19/2021 1:47 PM

4 Boyne Highlands, Knubs Knob, , 1/18/2021 3:08 PM

5 Marina in Petoskey.Bear River park areas.LTC areas. 1/15/2021 6:39 PM

6 state parks conservancy trails 1/15/2021 10:30 AM

7 Petoskey State Park, Park at Petoskey Pier 1/14/2021 12:54 PM

8 City Beach, the old Golf Course, Petoskey State Park, Boyne Highlands 1/14/2021 11:09 AM and Nubs Nob.

9 Petoskey state park Petoskey waterfront,LT conservancy properties 1/13/2021 9:51 PM

10 Petoskey State Park 1/13/2021 9:28 PM

11 Little traverse conservancy areas, bike trails, petoskey 1/12/2021 4:45 PM

12 State Park and downtown Petoskey park 1/11/2021 4:46 PM

13 Petoskey parks and Marina. Little Traverse Wheelway and other bike trails. Little Traverse 1/10/2021 5:09 PM Conservancy preserves. State Fish Hatchery at Oden. Bear River trail in Petoskey.

14 Zorn Ford Zoll Church 1/9/2021 5:05 PM

15 Petoskey State Park and Spring Lake 1/7/2021 10:43 AM

16 Thorne Swift Middle Village Beach Park Petoskey State Park 1/6/2021 1:39 PM

17 Petoskey State Park 1/6/2021 11:31 AM

18 State parks and Magnus park 1/6/2021 9:03 AM

19 Camp Petosega, Headlands, Fairgrounds, Cecil Bay, Alanson Locks 1/5/2021 1:14 PM

20 Bike trails, State parks 1/4/2021 8:26 PM

21 , Petoskey State Park, Petoskey City parks 1/3/2021 3:53 PM

22 Kiwanis (both sledding and disc golf), LTLC nature preserves!! Ford park (boat launch), city 1/2/2021 9:05 PM beach

23 Petoskey State Park 1/2/2021 7:14 PM

24 Offield Preserves Mauger Preserves 1/2/2021 11:15 AM

25 East Park near Bay Harbor Bear River Of field view land 1/1/2021 3:16 PM

26 none 1/1/2021 10:31 AM

27 All the LT Conservancy’s nature areas. The bikeways to Petoskey, and East Park(wonderful 12/31/2020 4:47 PM area!).GoodHart’s Church beach and Readmond Twp beach. Sturgeon Bay!

28 Petoskey State Park; Little Traverse Conservancy trails; parks in Charlevoix, Mackinaw City. 12/30/2020 3:58 PM

29 , Petoskey State Park, Petoskey Winter Park, Boyne Highlands, Nubs, 12/29/2020 12:50 PM Dark Sky, Round Lake Launch, Little Traverse Wheelway, Crooked Lake Launch, Northwestern State Trail

30 Petoskey State Park 12/29/2020 12:44 PM

31 none 12/28/2020 5:06 PM

32 any park that has a bike path through it 12/28/2020 2:23 PM

33 Frequent only in Harbor Springs 12/27/2020 7:18 PM

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34 Little Traverse Conservancy lands 12/27/2020 4:02 PM

35 Parks along north all the way through to the state park 12/26/2020 12:26 PM

36 Little Traverse Conservatory and Petoskey State Park and Woolham 12/25/2020 2:37 PM

37 The walking trails on quick rd. 12/24/2020 10:37 AM

38 Winter Sports Park State Park 12/23/2020 5:11 PM

39 Thronswift 12/23/2020 2:52 PM

40 Waterfront park in Petoskey. Boyne highlands skiing. Winter sports park. 12/23/2020 1:54 PM

41 I go any place. I’d rather go for a walk in the woods than go downtown though. Downtown 12/23/2020 12:58 PM sucks.

42 Many LTC properties, trails in Petoskey, Nub's Nob, Boyne Highlands 12/23/2020 10:41 AM

43 Offield Preserve Offield Viewlands 12/22/2020 7:21 PM

44 State Park 12/22/2020 12:14 PM

45 Little Travese Conservancy properties 12/22/2020 11:46 AM

46 None 12/22/2020 10:31 AM

47 Petoskey state park and wilderness park 12/21/2020 2:54 PM

48 All LTC preserves, Petoskey State Park 12/21/2020 1:45 PM

49 State park, Crooked Lake boat launch 12/11/2020 7:39 PM

50 Petoskey 12/9/2020 7:03 PM

51 All of the LT Conservancy parks, Petoskey State Park,Good Hart Beach 12/3/2020 7:45 PM

52 Waterfront Park, LTC preserves 11/19/2020 8:23 PM

53 Bike Trail Conservancy properties 11/19/2020 7:49 PM

54 none frequently 11/14/2020 7:50 PM

55 Little Traverse Conservancy trails, Nubs Nob, Boyne, etc. 11/13/2020 10:37 AM

56 Frequently on conservancy land 11/11/2020 12:49 PM

57 Many of the Little Traverse Conservancy properties. Boyne Highlands. North Country Trail. 11/11/2020 10:44 AM Wilderness State Park.

58 Petoskey waterfront, Alanson train playground, Petoskey state park, Sturgeon Bay 11/11/2020 10:32 AM

59 Wilderness State Park, Thorne Swift, Petoskey State Park 11/11/2020 7:50 AM

60 Petosega Petoskey winter sports park Petoskey waterfront clocktower park Petoskey sunset 11/10/2020 10:56 PM park Littlefield twp playground

61 State Park, Petoskey Parks, and Nature Areas (conservancy) 11/10/2020 9:57 PM

62 Sturgeon bay park, Petoskey state park 11/10/2020 7:31 PM

63 None 11/10/2020 6:29 PM

64 North country trail 11/10/2020 6:26 PM

65 Petoskey Bear River Trail 11/10/2020 5:33 PM

66 Petoskey Waterfront, Cross Village Beach, Spring Lake Park, Pennsylvania Park, 11/10/2020 2:07 PM

67 hiking and bike trails 11/10/2020 11:54 AM

68 Petoskey State Park, Headlands, Little Traverse Conservancy Properties 11/10/2020 11:03 AM

69 North Country Trail Bike Path Petoskey St Park 11/10/2020 10:18 AM

70 Waterfront Marina 11/9/2020 11:56 PM

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71 Petoskey parks and City outdoor seating, Petoskey State Park 11/9/2020 11:05 PM

72 Petoskey Winter Park, Petoskey Bayfront Park, Offield Preserve, DarkSky Park/Headlands, 11/9/2020 1:22 PM GoodHart Farms Preserve

73 Conservancy Properties State Park Wilderness/Sturgeon Bay 11/9/2020 12:44 PM

74 Local mountain bike trails (Tanton WFR, "Meadows"/Boyne Highlands trails), North Country 11/9/2020 12:31 PM Trail, Little Traverse Wheelway, Nature Preserves

75 State park, east park, Thorne swift, lTC preserves. 11/9/2020 11:21 AM

76 Dark Park, Petoskey Waterfront 11/9/2020 9:08 AM

77 Bik E are Ail 11/8/2020 8:18 PM

78 Good Hart 11/8/2020 7:28 PM

79 State park, county land, 11/8/2020 7:23 PM

80 Petoskey waterfront, north country trail, conservancy properties, West Traverse Township trail 11/8/2020 6:06 PM off Ridge Road, Wilderness State Park,

81 Spring Lake park, East Park, 11/7/2020 8:55 PM

82 Nature walks in townships like offield and menonaqua beach/ fern drive area and by Glenn 11/7/2020 7:34 PM drive. State of mi atv and snowmobile trails in twp. County. Etc. sturgeon beach and cross village beach/ marina. Wilderness state park. Petoskey state park. Petoskey waterfront / ball parks breakwall etc.

83 LTC properties 11/7/2020 6:14 PM

84 State park and nature preserves 11/7/2020 12:56 PM

85 Conservancy properties 11/7/2020 10:57 AM

86 Conservancy properties 11/7/2020 8:46 AM

87 Just boat launches 11/7/2020 8:25 AM

88 Offield Working Forest on Quick Road for hiking and snow shoe 11/7/2020 7:05 AM

89 Petoskey State Park, Petosega, Magnus Park, Wilderness State Park, Barnes County Park 11/7/2020 5:45 AM

90 Na 11/7/2020 4:33 AM

91 Offield preserve State Park 11/6/2020 11:45 PM

92 Readmond Beach, Dark sky park. 11/6/2020 10:25 PM

93 Wilderness 11/6/2020 10:14 PM

94 None 11/6/2020 9:42 PM

95 X 11/6/2020 9:41 PM

96 The Dark Sky park 11/6/2020 9:39 PM

97 Conservancy trails 11/6/2020 9:09 PM

98 Bike trails/paths, spring lake park. Petoskey state park beach, sturgeon bay and church beach 11/6/2020 7:55 PM

99 State park 11/6/2020 7:19 PM

100 Petoskey Bayfront Park 11/6/2020 5:06 PM

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Q8 Should the City charge non-City residents a higher fee to participate in certain City recreation programs?

Answered: 149 Skipped: 4

Yes, always.

It should depend on ho...

No, non-City residents...

No, non-City residents...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Yes, always. 20.81% 31

It should depend on how much money the surrounding townships contribute to the City’s park and recreation system. 45.64% 68

No, non-City residents should pay the same as City residents. 32.21% 48

No, non-City residents should pay less than City residents. 1.34% 2 TOTAL 149

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