Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2023-2027

• Collaborative effort to develop a 5 year parks Master Plan document
• Currently pursuing a DNR grant

Introduction

This document, the City of Lake City Parks & Recreation Master Plan, is intended to guide present
and future recreational resource development within the city, including park land, park facilities,
recreational programs, and public open spaces. The plan has been divided into a series of six
sections.

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide in planning future recreation opportunities for
the City of Lake City. To be effective as a guidance tool, it has to be kept current, taking into account
population shifts, development of new projects, and changing attitudes towards leisure activities.
Short-term goals, such as maintenance issues and small recreation facility improvements can be
implemented quite easily with minimal costs. Long-term expansions/construction will require
additional study and involvement of residents to work out the site-specific details. This plan is
simply the foundation for these activities to occur. The focus of the plan is to identify the desires of
residents and attempt to satisfy the recreation needs of the entire community.
Meeting the goals in this plan or revisiting the priorities as conditions change and/or funding
opportunities arise will help in grant solicitation from the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources (MDNR).