Ideal Park Planning mtg — Ideal Park residents came to the meeting in January to give their input on the restoration plans.

The Ideal Park restoration plan was passed by the Wyoming City Council during Monday night’s meeting.

Now that the plan has been passed, Wyoming’s Director of Community Service Rebecca Rynbrandt said in a statement that they do have to take additional steps in order for the process to be finalized.

“Our next steps will be to amend the City’s 5-year Community Recreation Plan, incorporating the newly approved Ideal Park plan for the State of Michigan and begin writing grants,” Rynbrandt said. “We plan on doing tree planting this spring and fall, and continuing to perform remnant clean up yet this spring. Construction of the primary park plan will occur after we obtain funding.”

Overall, residents want to ensure that the park’s historic elements remain intact throughout its restoration.

Proposed restoration by P.M. Blough Incorporated.

Come see what is Planned for Ideal Park!

by Rebecca Rynbrandt, Director of Community Services, Wyoming

On December 2nd we invited you, your neighbors, school representatives, business leaders and citizens throughout the City of Wyoming to share visions for a “new” Ideal Park master plan. We then sought input from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Kent County Drain Commission, and City Engineers; and consulted the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps to help inform us on what can be developed in the park and where.

Our consultant PM Blough, Inc. has taken all this information in, considered current and future recreation trends, and the unique role that Ideal Park plays in mitigating area flooding. It is now time to present to you and the community the draft park master plan. We are eager to hear your feedback.

Your reaction and opinion is actively sought and greatly desired!

Please join the Wyoming Parks and Recreation Department and our consultant P.M. Blough, Inc. as we present to you the proposed master plan:

WHEN
Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE
Ideal Park Christian Reformed Church Activity Center, 320 56TH St SW, Wyoming, MI 49548

Everyone who has an interest in Ideal Park’s use and development is strongly encouraged to attend this meeting. If you are unable to attend, written comments may be submitted to the Wyoming Parks and Recreation Department at P.O. Box 905, 1155 – 28th St. SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 or may be emailed to Parks_info@wyomingmi.gov.

On behalf of the City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission, thank you for helping make our community a wonderful place to live, work and play.