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November 13, 2025 Public Meeting for the Proposed Zoning Code – Please attend
One more look at the proposed zoning code for the community and by the Planning Commission before approval? Here is the proposed code. We will add to this post, as elements become available. Proposed Zoning Code...
A thank you for your service & Petoskey News: City Manager announces resignation, last day set for Dec. 16
"It is with heartfelt gratitude that Harbor Springs will say goodby to Victor and his family as they move on to a new chapter. Leaving one place for another is hard and at the same time, exciting and it marks a time for growth and possibility." "Your service to...
Can you Volunteer for Harbor Springs?
The Deadline is December 11th! Please consider how to participate! The City has begun the recruitment process for City boards. All existing board members whose terms expire in 2025 have the option to reapply, and notice has been given to the general public on...
ZONING
Forming Opinions – Community Driven
What we like to do is research, research...and then write papers or reports and share them. Delivering information to readers, helping add to the conversations and delivering transparency when often a subject is so dense - understanding it is at a minimum. Building a...
A Planning Promise for Harbor Springs
6.14.25 Harbor Springs is a small town with a big heart—defined not by size or scale, but by community, character, and care. As we look to the future, our planning choices must reflect the values that have made this place loved for generations. We recognize that...
So here’s the first question we need to ask: What is the right-sized home for a medium-sized lot?
May 18, 2025 Who Wants More? At a recent Planning Commission meeting, a public comment described Harbor Springs as a "ghost town" for nine months of the year and questioned the current fear of increased density. The speaker highlighted the historic charm of the...
Lands West of Bluff Gardens may soon be sold.
You may or may not know that we are a proponent of protecting and preserving the Agricultural District. As you drive around our area, before the leaves are opened, it is easy to see the increase in building and development. The above LINK is to the Emmet County Master Plan, 2021-2025 with much of it written during the previous years. It’s extremely important to know what our neighbors know, and to either choose to follow in THEIR footsteps, or go on our own. Deciding what is best for Harbor Springs.
May 15th Districts PC Meeting “Homework”
Homework Planning Commissioner Kenny Stewart at the May 1, 2025 Planning Commission meeting suggested that prior to the May 17th meeting that the community read through the Article 4 - Overlay Districts for homework. Here is his quote,"...in my preparation for...
May 15th Districts – Details from our WLHS News Letter….
Brief ZONING; Planning Commission meets Thursday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m. ZoomYouTube First Review of Article 2 “Zoning Districts” Details We know you are busy. Yet, if you own property in Harbor Springs you should attend the next meeting. The important details of zoning...
WELCOME: Articles 2 and 3 for our zoning….please review
Apr 27, 2025 Welcome to our new website – that we hope will work for YOU. When we research and pull items that we believe will be important to the conversations outcomes, we will post here. For those of you that attended the last months of meetings, you know that...
WLHS BLOG
Forming Opinions – Community Driven
What we like to do is research, research...and then write papers or reports and share them. Delivering information to readers, helping add to the conversations and delivering transparency when often a subject is so dense - understanding it is at a minimum. Building a...
Father’s Day – Thank you to our Harbor Springs’ fathers: Already There: On Style, Soul, and Staying Power
We are not waiting to become cool. We are cool. Always have been. You don’t have to invent culture where it’s already humming. Take a walk through Harbor Springs any time of year—and you’ll feel it. There’s a rhythm, an elegance, a kind of future-facing nostalgia...
My Two Cents
Dear Planning Commissioners, Housing in Harbor Springs isn’t a political problem—it’s a math problem. Just 1.3 square miles, nestled between a bay and a bluff, with demand sky-high and supply naturally limited. That’s not ideology. That’s geography. Yes, I’ve never...
Honoring Privilege Through Service: A Message for the Harbor Springs Community
In a town as unique as Harbor Springs, where lake breezes carry stories of generations past and where scenic overlooks, trains, plaques, and fountains stand not just as ornaments but as living memorials—privilege takes on a special meaning. It is not merely a matter...
Updated: Who Has the Right to Influence Our Community?
Subject: Who Has the Right to Influence Our Community? One concern centers around who should have the right to vote on issues that affect the property they own or the city they consider home—even if only part of the year. Let’s take a closer look at the reality in our...
5.15.25 Robert Hall, Planning Commission Meeting
Dear WLHS, Can you post this for others to read? Thank you. RH We are at a critical moment in the history — and future — of our town. Over the last five years, dedicated Planning Commission committees made up of community volunteers have worked hard to make...
City Council spot is open – Are you a Volunteer?
City Council Member Michael Behrmann’s Home Hits the Market – A New Chapter Begins! City Council Member Michael Behrmann, a dedicated and passionate voice for our community, has officially listed his home for sale—and with it, he’ll soon be closing this chapter and...
DDA
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CORRECTIONS
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RRC – ARCHIVED
1.4.24 Planning Commission Meeting- A Power Point of the RRC Zoning
Chair Mulder presented a power point presentation updating the Planning Commission on the tasks and progress of the Planning Commission Sub-Committee. Planning Commission member Emily Dube asked what resources were utilized in arriving at the proposals included.