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Bay City staff outline Crooked Ridge grant plan, shoreline repairs and volunteer needs; accreditation under review
Summary
Parks staff said the city holds a $300,000 DNR grant for Crooked Ridge (project cost about $970,000), is pursuing another $250,000 grant, is receiving grant-funded engineering for shoreline erosion at Davidson Cut, plans bridge repairs (estimated $50,000), and is seeking volunteers and maintenance-adoption agreements for memorial gardens; staff also introduced NRPA accreditation resources.
Parks staff briefed advisory board members on several capital and maintenance items: Crooked Ridge project funding, shoreline erosion engineering, planned repairs, and volunteer recruitment, and presented accreditation resources staff may use to guide long-term improvements.
Speaker 3 said the city has $300,000 from a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) grant for the Crooked Ridge project against an estimated total cost of about $970,000 (costs have risen since 2022). Staff said the city has until 2027 to spend the DNR funds and is pursuing an additional Eagle grant of about $250,000 to close the funding gap; if awarded, the project timeline could move toward construction in 2027.
On shoreline work, Speaker 3 described grant-funded engineering for the Davidson Cut shoreline erosion: free engineering to 60% design and efforts to secure further grants to reach 90% design. Staff said options under consideration include natural vegetation plantings and slope relaxation to reduce erosion.
Speaker 3 also said staff has a study estimating about $50,000 in repairs for a bridge (vs. a replacement costing substantially more) and that the department has money set aside for trail and sidewalk repairs, with plans to address lifted sections in spring.
Regarding routine maintenance, staff said the war memorial garden by the boat launch has been overgrown and lacks a formal maintenance agreement; a veterans group paid half the Memorial Day landscaping cost this year but the town lacks an ongoing agreement. Staff asked board members to help recruit volunteers or reestablish adopt-a-park-style signups so the city can ensure consistent maintenance across pocket gardens and memorials.
Finally, Speaker 3 introduced materials from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) about accreditation (Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies), noting the standards could serve as best-practice guidance even if formal accreditation is not pursued immediately.
Next steps: staff will continue grant applications, pursue the engineering work, plan trail repairs for spring, inventory adopted garden beds and volunteer agreements, and bring further updates to the advisory board.
