Did you know your Parks and Recreation Department manages over 300 programs during every season?
Or that it manages 1,050 acres of parkland - green space that keeps our city beautiful - and popular
facilities such as Bailey Park, Full Blast, Binder Park Golf Course, The Rink and the Linear Park?
In Battle Creek, we take play as seriously as you do. We're working hard to keep your Parks and
Recreation Department on target with its facilities and programs so you can make the most of your
free time.
On the following pages are highlights of a five-year master plan for our department.
We've included the purpose of the plan, goals and our objectives and proposed policies as well
as an approximate timeline for capital improvements. We've also included programming issues to
improve access to facilities and inclusion of more citizens. This draft was created with input
from a dozen visioning meetings included in the City Comprehensive Plan development, a professional
needs assessment study and public review. Hundreds of citizens helped shape this plan to improve
our quality of life through recreation.
Purpose of master plan
Identify community recreation needs and interests.
Protect environmentally green areas and/or transitional
areas between zoning uses.
Identify and establish priorities for renovation and development of parks
and recreation facilities.
Establish management objectives for advancing the level of service to
citizens.
Establish eligibility for grant funds from the Michigan Department of Natural Resource.
Eight action steps identified through citizen input.
Maintain and improve existing parks and facilities
Improve system-wide signs and way finding unification
Develop master site plans for individual parks, particularly at the neighborhood level
Explore golf course expansion
Expand the Linear Park
Preserve green space and consider land acquisition in accordance with City-wide Comprehensive Plan
Coordinate recreation programs and services
Improve special use facilities
Did you know your Parks and Recreation Department manages over 300 programs during every season?
Or that it manages 1,050 acres of parkland - green space that keeps our city beautiful - and popular
facilities such as Bailey Park, Full Blast, Binder Park Golf Course, The Rink and the Linear Park?
In Battle Creek, we take play as seriously as you do. We're working hard to keep your Parks and
Recreation Department on target with its facilities and programs so you can make the most of your
free time.
