Parks & Recreation Five Year Recreation Plan ... - City of Marquette

Snowshoeing
Fishing or ice fishing
Sledding
Ice skating or hockey
Downhill skiing
Key Issue Identification
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2011
City of Marquette
Based on information collected during meetings, public meetings, citizen survey, stakeholder
survey and direct observations, a number of key issues have surfaced:
Many of the users of programs and facilities are non-residents of the City of Marquette.
Revenue from users does not offset all of the costs to the Parks and Recreation Division for
providing, and/or, facilitating the programs, services and facilities under its jurisdiction.
Given a choice among various providers of programs and facilities, 62% of the survey
respondents indicated that the City of Marquette is their choice. Other choices included the
State of Michigan Parks, the University, churches, schools, YMCA, Chocolay Township and
private clubs and leagues.
As detailed in Chapter 3 of this report and portrayed on Table 5.1 in this chapter, there are
numerous providers of programs, services and facilities. Many of these other providers
depend on the Parks and Recreation Division for support to ensure that their events are
successful; e.g. coordination of city resources, organization and production expertise, facility
scheduling, pre-event and preparation and post-event cleanup, etc.
Programs, services and facilities which are either managed or facilitated by the Parks and
Recreation Division are a significant contributor to the local economy. In many instances,
the city and its surrounding area is an attraction for users on a regular basis from the region
and, in some instances, from the nation.
Recreation Program Analysis
Analysis of the recreation program as it exists in Marquette is provided below:
Programs Offered by the City
It is the current policy of the City that the Department does not directly produce any
recreation programs at this time.
Programs Offered by Others
Detailed in Table 5.1
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