City of Pontiac Parks and Recreation Master Plan

The results of the inventory are provided in
the Barrier Free Status of City Parks Table.
The inventory revealed that most of the
City’s parks have some accessible facilities,
but the majority of facilities are not accessible.
Commonly, many of the City’s parks
do not provide paved walkways to the various
recreational facilities. In several parks,
playgrounds and other play areas feature
raised edging or curbing that prevent access
by disabled persons.
City of Pontiac Grants History
When preparing a Recreation Plan, the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
and Environment requires that information
be provided concerning grants that have
been received in the past for acquisition or
development of recreation facilities. Therefore,
the recreation grant history for the
City of Pontiac was obtained from the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources and
Environment, Grants Management Division.
Hawthorne Park
• Grant Number: 26-00110
• Year: 1968
• Project Description: Acquisition
of approximately 36 acres as an
addition to an existing city park.
• Status: This park acreage remains
active as part of Hawthorne Park.
• Photo(s): See below photo of
Hawthorne Park.
Over the years, the City has received 12
grants from the MDNR for recreational
facility development (16 total grants were
awarded; however, four grant awards were
withdrawn). A description and assessment
of each grant, including name, grant number,
year, scope and current status is provided
below.
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