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Wenonah Park Properties

 

The Doubletree Hotel Bay City – Riverfront offers a high-quality, high-service, high-tech center for trade shows, conventions, training sessions, corporate meetings and social events alike.

Situated in the heart of downtown Bay City, the extensive package of amenities makes the Doubletree the location of choice.

  •  First-Class Facility
  • 150 Hotel Rooms Including Suites
  • Full Service Facilities
  • 15,000 sq. ft. of Flexible Meeting Space
  • Spacious Pre-Function and Registration Area
  • FREE Parking, Including Covered Spaces
  • High-Speed Internet Access

Please visit the website at: www.baycityriverfront.doubletree.com

 

Owned by Wenonah Park Properties, Inc.

Wenonah Park Properties, Inc. (WPP), was officially incorporated on January 8, 2001, as a single-purpose, non-profit corporate entity to finance, develop, and construct the hotel/conference center for the City.  The Hotel/Conference Center Project is now formally known as the DoubleTree Hotel Bay City – Riverfront, part of the Hilton franchise.  The City of Bay City will accept title to the DoubleTree Hotel Bay City – Riverfront following the complete repayment and retirement of any and all tax-exempt bonds issued by WPP for this project.

The major funding sources for the DoubleTree Hotel Bay City – Riverfront included: 

$15,455,000              Tax Exempt Bonds
$  8,900,000              HUD Special Purpose Grants
$  4,000,000              P.O.W.E.R. Fund loan
$  2,500,000              HUD 108 Loan
$  1,500,350              MEDC Grant
$  1,500,000              HUD Small Cities Grant
$  1,477,750              MDEQ Site Reclamation and Brownfield Grants
$     640,000              Great Lakes Center Foundation
$     255,000              Urban Land Assembly Loan

The initial board members appointed on January 8, 2001, were Fred Cook, Robert D. Sarow, Tom Niemann and Robert N. Shuster.  Additionally, the bylaws stated that the board must consist of five members.  On February 5, 2001, Barb Dinauer was appointed to fulfill that requirement.  Mr. Shuster resigned in 2001 and Mr. Cook resigned in 2006.  Robert Monroe and John Lore, respectively, were appointed to fill the vacancies.  The current board members are:  Robert D. Sarow, Chairman; Tom Niemann, President; Rob Monroe, Secretary/Treasurer; Barb Dinauer, and John Lore.

 
   

last updated July, 2007