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The town of Harbor Springs repealed Zoning Ordinance #439. This gave our town the
right to Decide for ourselves as a community, our future within the city.
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Harbor Springs is shaped by many decisions—large and small—that affect how we live, work, gather, and care for this place over time. Zoning is one part of that picture, but so are parks, trees, open space, public infrastructure, historic resources, and the way our local boards, commissions, and City Council engage with the community. At We Love Harbor Springs, our commitment is to strong research, clearly explained ideas, thoughtful review, and public processes that invite participation and build trust.
You can follow our ongoing work under the NEWS tab, we share research, updates, letters, corrections, press coverage, and analysis related to community decisions and governance.
Community input—through surveys, town halls, public meetings, and individual engagement—has been invaluable. These perspectives help ensure that decisions reflect lived experience and shared values, not just technical compliance.
In February 2025, the City Council chose to step away from the Redevelopment Ready Community (RRC) certification and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) program. This decision marked an opportunity to reaffirm local priorities and reaffirm the importance of community-driven decision-making.
There are more decisions like that to still be made to Preserve and Protect.
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A great program the US Postal Service is helping !SAVE THE DATE! Each second Saturday of May the US Postal Service puts on a food collection for local food pantries. The good people at our Harbor Springs post office always jump in to collect non perishables for us by way of picking up the donations along the routes. We are so grateful for this effort, realizing that the carriers add to their times delivering as they retrieve what people leave in bags at their houses. The second Saturday this year is MAY 9. Plenty of time to plan on what you might leave out for us for pickup by your mail carrier.
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This is a fantastic resource for tree lovers - streets, lawns and parks !
Research and grab a cup of coffee and dig in.
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The question was asked of City Council on Monday whether the City of Harbor Springs should send a letter to Lansing expressing non-support for the proposed state zoning preemption bills.
Council chose to postpone any decision until more research could be done.
But Harbor Springs community has already spoken once on the importance of local zoning control.
The vote to repeal State Zoning Ordinance #439 can be viewed as one of the first clear community signals that zoning decisions should remain grounded in local discussion, local planning, and the voice of the people who live and invest.
Michigan municipalities, mayors, township officials, and regional organizations have either signed joint opposition letters or publicly spoken against the recent Michigan House zoning preemption bills (HB 5529–5531 and HB 5581–5585), which would limit local zoning authority on issues like duplexes, ADUs, lot sizes, parking, setbacks, and dwelling sizes.
The research on this subject can now be found on the City of Harbor Springs Website - please write a letter or ask your municiple township or city to become involved.
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