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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Portage public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Sports tourism and recreational facilities
A consultant study recommends Portage consider a three-sheet indoor ice facility (~$40M) and an eight-field diamond complex (~$25-30M), ideally through public-private partnerships, to capture youth sports tournaments and hotel stays.
E-bikes and e-scooters on city trails
A parent described near-misses with fast e-bikes on blind-corner trails and asked the city to consider rules like Dearborn's restrictions on motorized devices in public spaces.
Park maintenance concerns
Les Minor detailed uncollected limbs, poor mulch work, and unmowed grass at Lakeview, Oakwood, Ramona, and Oakland parks, asking council members to walk the parks themselves. City Manager McGinnis pledged to address the concerns and noted Portage's parks compare favorably to others he visited.