Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation



	SLPR Info. Office Info. · Staff ·Commission Meeting Dates · Resident/Non-Resident Cancellation Policy · Refund Policy · Confirmation Policy · Funding Info Commission ·Mission Statement · Brief History · Charter Office Info. Main Office - Fenton Township Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm Location: Lake Fenton High School (Corner of North Long Lake Rd. and Torrey Rd.) Mailing Address: 11425 Torrey Rd, Fenton MI 48430 Phone: (810)591-0080 Fax: (810)591-0092 Email: slpr@tm.net City of Fenton Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm New Location: Fenton Intermediate School Mailing Address: 404 W. Ellen St, Fenton MI 48430 Phone: (810)591-8360 Fax: (810)591-8343 Email: slpr@tm.net Staff Director: Vince Paris HR/Accounting Coordinator:Shirley Ciofu Recreation & Enrichment Specialist: Meghan Balint League Programmer: Heather Bowman Facility Scheduler/Program Assistant: Jaime Welch (Lake Fenton) Part-Time Programmer: Nancy Muffley (Lake Fenton) Clerical Assistant: Kristen Archambeau Marketing/Programmer: Lesley Tarsi Facility Scheduler: Robin Baker (Fenton) Back to Top 2008 Commission Meeting Dates All Southern Lakes Regional Metropolitan Parks & Recreation District Board of Commissioners Meetings are held in the Lake Fenton Community Room at the Lake Fenton Middle School (Old Lake Fenton High School) on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:00pm unless otherwise noted. Resident/Non-Resident Defined Anyone who lives in and pays property taxes to, the City of Fenton, Fenton Township, or the City or City of Linden, is considered a Resident. Student programs held in Fenton facilities have one fee structure. Non-Resident fees may vary with each program. Back to Top Cancellation Procedure Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation reserves the right to cancel any program due to weather, facilitation problems, or conditions beyond control. Should this happen, parks & recreation will attempt to reschedule the program. Should schedule changes occur, parks & recreation will notify participants by phone. If weather is questionable and you have not received a call from the parks & recreation office call (810) 591-0080. Back to Top Refund Procedure Refunds will be processed (upon request) up until the second class, minus a $5 administrative fee. A full refund will be given if a class is cancelled by SLPR. No refunds will be given for sport leagues or special events (unless cancelled by SLPR). Refunds may take up to two weeks to process. In lieu of a refund, families can be issued program credits upon request to be applied to future programs without being assessed a $5 admin fee. A credit on account cannot be converted to a cash refund. Back to Top Pro-rating procedure Late registration is discouraged and sometimes not allowed. Therefore, classes may only be pro-rated in certain circumstances and only upon request at the time of registration. Back to Top Confirmation Procedure Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation will only notify participants if a class is full or has been cancelled. SLP&R will notify you immediately if a class is cancelled and a full refund will be issued. Refunds may take up to two weeks to process. If you do not hear from the SLPR office, please attend the first class session as scheduled. Each customer’s profile and program schedule are available online. Back to Top Funding Info. 19 % of Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation's millage goes to Loose Senior Citizen Center. Back to Top Commission Chairperson: Dave Osborn, City of Fenton Vice Chairperson: K.C. Baran, Fenton Twp Treasurer: Justin Sprague, City of Fenton Secretary: Suzanne Lossing, City of Linden Commissioner: Terry Wright, City of Linden Commissioner: Daniel Zawlocki, Fenton Twp The Commission meet every 4th Thursday of every month at the Lake Fenton Middle School, unless otherwise noted. The public is always welcome. Back to Top Mission Statement It is the mission of the Southern Lakes Metropolitan Parks & Recreation Commission to provide quality recreational activities, both passive and active, for the common interests and welfare of all residents of the Southern Lakes Regional Metropolitan District through the use (establishment, operation and/or maintenance) of a system of parks, schools, recreational facilities and programs. Back to Top Brief History In 1993 the City of Fenton, Tyrone Township, Fenton Township, and Fenton Community Schools came together to form "Tri-County" Parks & Recreation after the need was identified to establish a consolidated summer recreation program that incorporated municipal funding, grants, local parks, school facilities and existing community education programs. Up until this time municipalities offered "on and off recreation programming" while community education provided some recreation programs but primarily only to their respective school districts. Seasonal youth athletic programs (AYSO, local baseball, football, wrestling clubs, etc.) existed, but mainly on their own and or in cooperation with a school district. A Tri-County Board of Commissioners (made up of elected and appointed districts) acted as the governing body and a summer director was hired to develop programming and staffing. By 1999 the success of Tri-County Parks & Recreation's Summer Program provided the commission with the incentive to launch a year long series of "Town Hall Meetings" and "Strategic Study Session" to solidify plans for a year round operation. In November of 2000 (Acting on the authority of MCL Act 312-The Metropolitan District Act-of the year 1929), the Townships of Tyrone, Fenton and Argentine, and the Cities of Linden and Fenton put to the vote of the people a perpetual millage proposal of .4 mills to operate a year-round Metropolitan Parks & Recreation District. The millage passed in the City of Fenton, Fenton Township and the City of Linden. The millage failed in Argentine Township by 67 votes and by 150 in Tyrone Township. On December 1st of 2000 the Original Tri-County Parks & Recreation Board and Charter Commission ceased to operate and the newly formed Southern Lakes Regional Metropolitan Parks & Recreation Commission was establishes as a year-round Charter operation. Under the authority of MCL 312 the three successful municipalities appointed two representatives each to the Board of Commissioners. Act 312 does NOT allow elected officials from the municipalities not passing the millage cannot be represented on the Commission, although are allowed to pursue future participation by following procedures outlined in 312. In January of 2001 the Charter Committee began a search to hire a Director. In May of 2001 a full time director and supporting staff were hired to, in a cooperative effort with school districts and municipalities, establish, develop and maintain recreation programming and park facilities in the SLP&R District. The Southern Lakes Regional Parks & Recreation District is said to be the first of its kind in the State Michigan. Back to Top Charter Interested in the rules and bylaws under which SLP&R operates? Download this document to read the SLP&R Charter.
	Click here to view programs and register online! Mailing Address: 11425 Torrey Road, Fenton MI 48430, Phone (810)591-0080, Fax (810)591-8343 © Southern Lakes Parks & Recreation, 2008