New Signage Needed for Harbor Springs – Why?

Download for the Direct Story:   Things to get you thinking….about Downtown Signage  Harbor Springs Sign Ordinance Review A Community Input Guide — With the Legal Context You Need to Participate. Thank You for Participating Your input on these questions directly...

Proportional Planning and its’ importance for PDs.

This piece was sent to us by a community member –  in response to our recent conversations…. Planned Developments are powerful tools. In larger cities, incremental increases may spread across a broad geography. In Harbor Springs, incremental increases...

Who gets to decide the future of Harbor Springs—and how?

Who Decides the Future of Harbor Springs? Dear Friends,  In recent months we have written about many specific issues in Harbor Springs — zoning tables, ARC thresholds, parking requirements, consultants, memos, timelines, trees being planted on State Road and planning...

Questions & Answers in Harbor Light News of Candidates for City Council

QUESTIONS: FROM THE HARBOR LIGHT Please tell us about yourself and what skills you believe you would bring to the City Council table. What are the biggest challenges you believe the City currently faces? Are there additional long-term concerns you have that need to be...

Proposed Zoning Code Public Meetings and Public Hearing “The Planning Commission has wrapped up their review of the zoning code and will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, September 18, 2025 @ 5:30 PM at City Hall to receive public comment on the proposed...