Parks & Beaches
Parks and Beaches Committee members are appointed by the Village Council. The Village of Grand Beach's Parks and Beaches Commissioner serves as the chairperson of the committee.
A note from Parks & Beaches Committee:
We have been in the process of updating our Parks and Beaches Master Plan. This is an exercise that we are required to undertake every five years to be eligible for any state grants. As with everything that we do, we want to insure maximum community input. We have posted the current draft of the Master Plan on our website and encourage any and all comments.
The document will be posted for 30 days. We will then host a Parks and Beaches Public Hearing on Friday, March 6 at 2pm ET to get final community input. Once that step is complete, we will make any edits needed and then pass along the final version to the Village Council for approval.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to be a part of this process. I think that we can all agree that our beaches and parks are at the top of the residents' priority lists. Please feel free to share any thoughts with me. A physical copy of the Master Plan and a comments sheet are available at Village Hall, Monday-Friday, 9:00-4:00 p.m. ET for your review.
NEW! Parks & Beaches Master Plan
View Upcoming Meetings and Past Minutes Beach Task Force Updated Presentation
Living in the Dunes Nature Preserve Survey Results Chikaming Open Lands Partnership Discussion
Parks & Beaches Committee
Peter Doerr - CommissionerJudith Blackburn
Brian Schinderle
Jerry Dyson
Norm Cherrett
Beach Resiliency Committee
Bob Acker- ChairpersonJohn Jennings
Dave Hogaboom
Lori Thuente
Ed Trainor
INVASIVE SPECIES ALERT!
ORIENTAL BITTERSWEET is present in the Village of Grand Beach.
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New 5-Year Parks and Recreation Master Plan
The Parks and Recreation Committee recently completed a new 5-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The plan includes all aspects of recreation including parks, beaches, open space and the golf course.
The plan was adopted by the Village Council on December 18, 2019. It was submitted to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and will allow the Village to apply for state and federal park and recreation grant programs in the future.