Created by the community planners at Spicer Group for the development of the 2008-2013 Mason County Recreation Plan, we can be reached at:
Spicer Group, Inc.
230 South Washington Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48607
(989) 754-4717
Mason County Parks and Recreation Commission: The Mason County Parks and Recreation Commission is a 10-member body established as provided by state law. Members include the chairman of the Road Commission (or one of its members), the Drain Commissioner, Chair of the Planning Commission, a member of the County Board, and six members appointed by the County Board whose terms are for 3 years, staggered so that two members are appointed each year. Generally, at the first meeting of each year, a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson, and a Secretary are elected to act for the Mason County Parks and Recreation Commission. Since the formation of the Commission in 1974, the Secretary has acted as supervisor of county parks and is responsible for all phases of operations of the parks and reports to the Commission. The Commission lays out the capital improvement plans for the parks. The Commission holds four meetings a year, and if needed, the Chairperson will call special meetings.
Parks and Recreation in Mason County: Mason County, with a population of over 28,000 covering 1,242-square miles in northwest lower Michigan, stretches across the beautiful shores and dunes of Lake Michigan. Parklands in Mason County include the the Mason County Picnic Area and the Mason County Campground (both under a lease agreement with the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant), the Mason County Fairgrounds, the West Shore Community Ice Arena at West Shore Community College in Victory Township, and county-owned property on the Big Sauble River, off US-31 in Freesoil Township. The City of Ludington is the county seat.
