Press Release: Mundy Township Receives State Grant for Funding New Miracle League Field

Check out this press release from our friends at the Miracle League of Greater Flint! Exciting news and congratulations!

Mundy Township – August 1, 2022: Significant investment from the state of Michigan will enhance recreational opportunities for people of all abilities at Mundy Miracle Commons in Mundy Township.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently signed legislation creating more opportunities for quality outdoor recreation by authorizing $45.6 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants. The new legislation includes $256,400 in funding for the Miracle League Field at Mundy Miracle Commons. The grant funding will help the Miracle League of Greater Flint and Mundy Township create prefabricated dugouts with wraparound shade screening, fencing, and field lighting. Other amenities to be constructed include team/spectator benches, sidewalk connections from the parking lot, trash receptacles around the site, and interpretive signage identifying ecological points of interest around the site.

“This grant will allow us to realize the vision that was outlined in our original strategic plan for the Mundy Miracle Commons,” said Chad Young, Mundy Township Manager. “We are dedicated to delivering on the promise of creating an inclusive, recreational experience for our residents that will also create a new economic impact for our business partners along the Hill Road corridor. This is a dream realized for our community.”

In 2015, Mundy Township joined forces with the non-profit organization the Miracle League of Greater Flint to raise funds for the creation of the fully-accessible baseball field, the first in Genesee County. Nearly $300,000 has been raised to date to fund the field, and the new grant funding will allow the project to move forward. Construction bids will go out in August 2022, with construction completion in 2023.

“We are thrilled that this project will get underway this year,” said Brian Caine, League Director of the Miracle League of Greater Flint. “This is a game changer for people who want to play sports but have not had a field that is inclusive and accessible. We cannot wait to see the first pitch thrown out in 2023!”

The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund is a restricted fund that was established in 1976 to provide funding for public acquisition of land for resource protection and outdoor recreation, as well as for public outdoor recreation development projects. It is funded through interest earned on funds derived from the development of publicly owned minerals, primarily oil and gas, and can only be used for public outdoor recreation. Over the past 40-plus years, the Trust Fund has granted more than $1 billion to local units of government and the DNR to develop and improve public outdoor recreation opportunities in Michigan.

Mundy Miracle Commons opened to the public in 2020. Located near US 23 at 1286 W. Hill Road in Mundy Township, the public park features a two-mile paved walking trail that was designed for recreational activities for people of all abilities. A new Japanese garden is being dedicated at the park on Friday, August 5 with light refreshments at 4:00 p.m, and a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. Mundy Township officials and the Miracle League of Greater Flint will be available for media interviews to provide updates on the park and field project.

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