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File #: RES-2025-2569    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/17/2025 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 11/5/2025 Final action:
Title: RE: Approval to accept a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources-Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - (ORLP), in the amount of $5,000,000.00, in support of the development of the new State Park
Attachments: 1. Genesee ORLP PA_For Signature, 2. BUD_ORLP Grant, 3. BUD_ORLP Grant-PDF
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To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson

From: Patrick Linihan, Parks and Recreation Director

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RE: Approval to accept a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources-Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program - (ORLP), in the amount of $5,000,000.00, in support of the development of the new State Park

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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Parks and Recreation staff requests the approval to accept a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP), in the amount of $5,000,000.00, in support of the development of the new State Park.
BACKGROUND:
Grant funds will be used for continued development of the new State Park facilities, including pathways, benches, launch or ramp, safety measures, lighting, restrooms, pavilion, etc.
DISCUSSION:
NO USE OF GENERAL FUND. NO USE OF PARKS FUND.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funds to be deposited into account 2088-770.38-504.000.
50% match required - NO USE OF PARKS FUND. NO USE OF GENERAL FUND.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Approval supports continuous improvements to facilities, collaboration with other entities, and expands the role of the county as a convener to enhance relationships that contribute to the growth of our community.



































resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Parks and Recreation Director to authorize accepting the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program grant from, and entering into a grant agreement with, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in the amount of $5,000,000.00 to be deposited into account 2088-770.38-504.000, to fund the new State Park imp...

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