In response to the Harbor Light story on the hiring of the City Manager

Mar 29, 2026

March 29, 2026 Dear Community, Following recent news coverage referencing We Love Harbor Springs, we received a number of calls from community members asking for clarification. We welcome the opportunity to provide that context. Local journalism plays an important...

City Council Sets Policy;City Manager Implements It – Time to Refocus on Harbor Springs Residents

Mar 26, 2026

Dear Members of our City Council,  As Harbor Springs enters a period of administrative transition, this is an appropriate time to reaffirm the responsibilities within our council-manager form of government. The City Council sets policy and legislative direction. The...

More on “Let’s Talk About It” Harbor Springs Doesn’t Have a Participation Problem. It Has a Participation Design Problem.

Mar 19, 2026

Briefly Harbor Springs’ board structure was designed in an era when “civic engagement” meant showing up to a Tuesday night meeting. It excludes roughly 60% of the people who consider this town home and burns out the volunteers it does include. Monday’s City Council...

Monday March 16th – Boards & Commissions – “Can we talk about it ?”

Mar 15, 2026

Watch the Meeting – LINK for Monday’s march 18, 2026 meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmfILfuqpxI https://www.cityofharborsprings.com/wp-content/uploads/glm-member-db/files/city_council_agenda_and_packet_march_16_2026_1773409809.pdf Agenda for Monday...

Update: Interviews on You Tube! 4 Candidate Snapshots The effort we ask of the City Council is no less than the effort we are asking of ourselves.

Mar 11, 2026

City Manager Interviews on YOU TUBE : Click here –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YQxjQxxU9os Hear for yourself – thank you to all involved.  If you happen to know people from these communities, perhaps reach out and see what they think A...

Are we Investing in the Right Projects for our Residents and our Youth? – Shay Park for Example

Mar 6, 2026

Char-Em ISD expands co-op program to help students find careers Janis Reeser, Reporter assisted by AI Wed, March 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM EST 4 min read https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/char-em-isd-expands-co-090357071.html Petoskey News Review Change from the Outside In...