Michigan
Spring Lake DDA announces plans to open Michigan’s smallest park

SPRING LAKE, Mich. — The village of Spring Lake has large plans to open the smallest park in Michigan and you might assist choose the record-breaking park’s title.
Officers with Spring Lake’s Downtown Improvement Authority (DDA) introduced plans for the park Friday morning.
Spring Lake DDA Director Stefanie Herder stated they’ve been searching for methods to create extra frequent areas inside its social district. In the course of the pandemic, the village was awarded a grant to buy a concrete cornhole set, which is positioned on South Jackson Avenue. Herder stated they had been taking a look at methods to boost the area, and that’s how the thought to make the world the state’s smallest park was born.
Based on the village, Herder began researching small parks throughout the nation and located the smallest park within the U.S. was positioned in Portland, Oregon, with a complete space of 452 sq. inches, however couldn’t discover any details about the smallest park in Michigan.
“There wasn’t a lot on the market about an official, smallest park in Michigan. I took this info and tied it in with our targets for extra gathering areas in our Social District. Why not create a brand new frequent area AND make it Michigan’s Smallest Park?” stated Herder.
Spring Lake DDA
Herder says they plan to place the park on the east aspect of South Jackson Avenue.
This new park will embody seating, crops and planters, and shade. The DDA says there are two parallel parking areas positioned alongside the area, which could possibly be used for a meals truck to arrange.
So far as the title for Michigan’s smallest park, the DDA says it’s searching for recommendations from residents and guests.
“I really like how Mill Finish’s Park in Portland is so small, however it nonetheless has a reputation and an indication. We’re encouraging people to share their title concepts on our social media posts concerning the proposed park,” stated Herder.
Herder says she hopes the brand new park will change into a vacation spot for guests of West Michigan.
“We’ve got over 20,000 vehicles that drive by the Village on daily basis. The most important query for many years has been ‘How can we get them to cease within the Village?’. The brand new developments within the Village over the previous 5 years have been an enormous assist. I’d like to see guests cease to go to the brand new park, take a selfie, seize a chew to eat, take pleasure in a social district drink, or store.”
The village DDA says they’re hoping to start work on the brand new park this summer season.
Extra details about the proposed park is obtainable on the village’s web site.
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