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Strategic Action Priorities development links neighborhoods and parks
with schools and commercial centers.
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS SAP10. Include habitat protection in local planning
considerations, recognizing that wildlife
SAP1. Evaluate the potential to use floodways, presence and movement within the Township
railroad corridors and other rights-of-way is a continuing reality and part of a healthy
and easements, as appropriate, for trails and natural environment.
pedestrian connections. SAP11. Partner with local businesses in the sports,
SAP2. Consider the development of new Township recreation and wellness industries to sponsor
focal points that create unique places for sections of new or existing pathway.
residents to gather, interact, recreate or just SAP12. Host an annual volunteer event for pathway
relax. This could include plazas, public art cleanup and maintenance.
placed at key locations or a central green in SAP13. Continue to partner with Wayne County to
a public space (e.g., within a park, on the maintain high-quality facilities, pathways and
Township Hall property, etc.) or integrated trails in Hines Park.
into a mixed-use development site as a SAP14. Continue to partner with the State of
public/private initiative. Michigan and Friends of Maybury State
SAP3. Schedule periodic upgrades to parks, Park to ensure high-quality facilities for
pathways and recreation facilities to keep residents and visitors and to offer support of
them updated and safe for community use. programming needs.
SAP15. Coordinate with public and private entities
PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES that might provide access to and across their
SAP4. As new playground equipment is needed in easements and/or rights-of-way for any
parks, consider inclusive designs and features new trails or pathways. Prior to and during
that are accessible to children with a variety the land development process, identify
of physical and sensory needs and abilities. unimproved land that may be appropriate for
SAP5. Maintain pathways that are clean, clear and trails or other open space.
safe, through regular maintenance and repair, SAP16. Pursue sponsorships, donations and other
to ensure ease of use by all community forms of partnerships that extend the reach
members. of Northville Township’s park and recreation
SAP6. Encourage community gardens and local offerings to residents.
food production to promote healthy food ▪ Sponsorships can take many forms such
consumption, like the community garden as local businesses advertising on ballfield
fences and scoreboards. The Township
plots in Thayer’s Corner Nature Area, should ensure it has the capability to
provided there is adequate programming accept financial and labor donations (such
support and sustained volunteer interest for as field maintenance).
its long-term viability. ▪ The Township should also ensure it has
SAP7. Pursue the National Recreation and Park the flexibility to accept land donations
Association’s (NRPA) Commission for or participate in mutually beneficial land
Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies swaps to acquire more park space.
(CAPRA).
REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS PARTNERSHIPS AND COORDINATION
SAP8. Evaluate the potential to establish SAP17. Partner with Northville Public Schools
requirements within the Zoning Ordinance regarding after-hours public use of sports
and development design standards for the fields and recreation facilities, identifying
dedication of easements or rights-of-way for additional opportunities for leveraging
trail network development and connections. resources.
SAP9. Utilize the Township’s development SAP18. Create a park volunteer/stewardship
regulations and coordination with program or Adopt-a-Park initiative to create
development applicants to ensure that new a pool of volunteers to aid in park clean-

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