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Mount Clemens unveils expanded recreation programs; online registration set for Dec. 1
Summary
New recreation coordinator Amanda Bowers outlined programs for all ages — including pickleball at Wilson gym — and said a recreation website with online registration and payments is planned to go live Dec. 1. She encouraged instructors and volunteers to contact the parks office.
Amanda Bowers, the city’s newly hired recreation coordinator, told the Mount Clemens City Commission she’s already launched classes and plans a broader schedule for winter and beyond.
“Kids fitness stars” for ages 3–6, adult Tai Chi, senior cardio drumming, chair yoga and, starting in November, a twice‑weekly morning pickleball program at Wilson gym are among offerings Bowers described. She said the city’s recreation staff is working to expand evening classes if demand grows.
Bowers said the department is implementing recreation management software to enable online registration and payment, and she set a target launch date of Dec. 1 for a recreation website and online payments. She provided a contact phone number (586‑469‑6800 ext. 520) and an email (Bowers spelled in the transcript token) for instructors and residents interested in partnering with the program.
City Manager Shipman introduced Bowers and said the administration reserved the announcement for the commission packet. Commissioners and several residents welcomed the return of recreation programming and encouraged the new coordinator.
The commission packet included printed flyers and Bowers said the city will distribute a seasonal activity guide three times a year and send postcards with QR codes to residential addresses to direct people to online registration once the site is live. She also urged residents with skills or program ideas to contact the recreation office to become instructors.
The presentation concluded without a separate vote; commissioners later referenced the planned website and programming during the manager’s report.
