Great Lakes Fishery Commission

FishPass Public Input Opportunity

Please provide your input on potential ways to improve the educational capacity, use of green space, and available infrastructure at the FishPass (Union Street Dam) site. Your responses will be used to inform the project team’s efforts to complete a preliminary engineering and architectural design for this one-of-a-kind space!

Thank you!

Educational Facilities/Space

The existing site is used in various educational capacities by various groups including residents, tourists, the children’s museum, and Northwestern Michigan College.

  1. What educational space/place (e.g. informational placards, viewing platform) would you like to see in a renovated green space?
    1. Do you have a preferred location for each feature (up/downstream, north/south bank)?

Green Space

The existing site provides some limited green space, which has been used for public leisure, transportation routes, and fishing.

  1. How do you currently use the green space (list n/a if you do not use it)?
  1. What future uses and features would you like available at a renovated green space?
    1. Do you have a preferred location for each feature (up/downstream, north/south bank)?
  1. Which features would you consider undesirable if they were to be proposed or developed at the Union Street site?

Infrastructure

The existing site provides a bridge to cross the Boardman River, a walkway along the south bank, and a fishing/viewing platform.

  1. What features (e.g. trails, parking) would make the space more accessible?
    1. Do you have a preferred location for each feature (up/downstream, north/south bank)?
  1. What features (e.g. dock, bathroom, pavilion) would improve your experience at the site?
    1. Do you have a preferred location for each feature (up/downstream, north/south bank)?

General

  1. If you access the site:
    1. How would you get there (foot, boat, car, bicycle, other)?
    2. From where do you access the site (e.g. from the north/south)?
  1. Do you have any other comments to help improve the design and usability of the green space at the Union Street Dam site, the future location of FishPass?

Final

  1. We would like to know where you are from, if you are comfortable with this please give us your zip code.
  1. Please prove you are a human.