PARKS & RECREATION UPDATES

PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING

Learn and ask questions about Parks and Recreation Bond projects at the Parks and Recreation Board meeting on Tuesday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Department of Public Services, located at 851 South Eton. Topics on the agenda include:

Birmingham Little League Proposal for Kenning Park Ballfields

Trail Section between Baldwin and Willits - Survey update

Winter Sports Update

Attend in person at the Department of Public Services, located at 851 South Eton Street (park inside the gate and use the side entrance), or learn how to participate via Zoom at www.bhamgov.org/participate. Find more information about Parks & Recreation bond projects at www.bhamgov.org/parksbond.

Maintaining Our Sister City Connection

Since 1968, the State of Michigan has enjoyed a sister state relationship with the Shiga Prefecture in Japan. In addition to the sister state relationship, 14 cities in Michigan, including Birmingham, have sister city relationships with cities in the Shiga Prefecture

Since 1976, the City of Birmingham has enjoyed its sister city relationship with Ritto, Japan as a part of the larger Michigan-Shiga Sister State program. Prior to COVID-19, a central part of this program was the annual Goodwill Mission, which promoted cultural understanding and afforded participants from both countries the opportunity to visit each other and build life-long friendships.

Birmingham officials recently enjoyed a visit with Yuta Matsubara, a representative from the Shiga Prefectural Government Michigan-Shiga Sister State Program. Mr. Matsubara moved to Michigan in December and will serve a term ending in the summer of 2024. Birmingham looks forward to working with him and maintaining our close relationship between Michigan and Shiga as we await the return of Goodwill Missions.

Learn more about the Michigan-Shiga Sister State Program at https://michiganshiga.org/.