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Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

Department in Charge of This Board

Parks and Recreation

We make recommendations to the Parks and Recreation department. Here's a quick look at a few of our duties:

Recommend policies, rules, and regulations for the public use of parks and recreation facilities and programs
Annual review and recommend changes to the established criteria within the Parks and Recreation Master Plan for facility improvements, land acquisition, capital renovation or development

9 members
1 member must be a representative of Grand Rapids Public Schools
1 member must be a representative of Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc.
1 member must be a representative of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
Members are appointed by the City Commission for terms beginning on the first Monday in January

You must be a resident that lives within the city limits of Grand Rapids.

Each term lasts 3 years. There is no term limit, so you can serve an unlimited number of terms.

There is no compensation for being a member of this board.

City Commission Appointment
Ward 2 Appointment
Ward 1 Resident
Term ends: 1/4/2021

City Commission Appointment
Ward 2 Appointment
Ward 2 Resident
Term ends: 1/7/2019

City Commission Appointment
Ward 1 Resident
Term ends: 1/6/2020

City Commission Appointment
Ward 3 Appointment
Term ends: 1/4/2021

City Commission Appointment
Ward 1 Appointment
Ward 1 Resident
Term ends: 1/7/2019

City Commission Appointment
Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. Representative
Ward 2 Resident
Term ends: 1/6/2020

City Commission Appointment
Grand Rapids Public Schools Representative
Term ends: 1/1/2018

City Commission Appointment
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks Representative
Ward 3 Resident
Term ends: 1/6/2020

City Commission Appointment
Ward 3 Appointment
Term ends: 1/7/2019

Board Liaison
David Marquardt
Director of Parks and Recreation
616-456-3215

We keep a schedule of all meetings for the current year.