Village Parks & Recreation 5-Year Plan 2025–29

The draft Village of Elberta Parks & Recreation 5-Year Plan is ready to view and download!

Public comment is open on the draft Village of Elberta Parks & Recreation 5-Year Plan. The public review period is 30 days beginning November 14, 2024. A public hearing will be held at 7pm on December 19, 2024, prior to the regular meeting of the Elberta Village Council, at the Community Building on 401 First Street, Elberta, MI 49628 to accept verbal comments before the plan is presented to the Elberta Village Council for adoption.  

The DRAFT 2025-2029 Village of Elberta Recreation Plan is also available in hard copy at the Village Office at 151 Pearson Street Elberta MI, 49628 by request. Written comments may be mailed to Village of Elberta, PO Box 8, Elberta, MI 49628, or emailed to clerk@villageofelberta.com, subject line “Park Plan.” 

November 15: Open 30-Day Public Review

December 19: Public hearing + vote on plan 

October 14, 2024 — Please take some time to fill out this survey for our 2025-2029 Parks and Recreation Plan. This is your opportunity to weigh in on how you’d like our parks to be managed and what features you’d like to see, including down by the waterfront. The survey is available online here: Elberta Parks & Recreation Survey, in hard copy at the Village Office, and as a downloadable pdf. See more information below about the timeline for adopting the plan.


In addition to the survey, there will be an initial public input meeting on October 29 at the Life Saving Station from 5 pm to 7 pm.

According to Brett McGregor, who is organizing this process, this open house is an opportunity to meet with Parks & Rec members and discuss ideas for the possible  new parkland on the waterfront.

The full timeline goes like this: 

October 15         

Open public input on Parks & Rec Plan through paper online survey (see above)

October 29        

Collect in-person public input on Parks & Rec Plan at Open house at Life Saving Station, 5 pm to 7 pm

October 30       

Close ALL public input

November 14   

Final approval from Parks & Rec Commission at P&R meeting, Community Building, 6 pm.

November 15   

Open 30-Day Public Review

December 19   

Public hearing + vote to adopt plan at Village Council meeting, 7:00 PM