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Lamp Posts – Looking at Harbor Springs as a pallet: Harbor Light 10.8.25
1) A comprehensive plan is put together that includes the following: A) a detailed plan with color schematics for lampposts and other features in the downtown and surrounding area, B) a map of lampposts being recommended for painting, and C) public input. Kate...
Harbor Springs – 10.10.2025 Sixty Issues the Community raised/ Answered
To the readers: We have left intact in the document below issues that were discussed by the Planning Commissioners during the September 18th and October 16th. The list represents conversations, emails, meetings that have taken place before and during the Open Houses...
ZONING
4.27.2025 “When You Make a Choice, You Change the Future” WLHS Newsletter
Index: Nine Zoning Suggestions by WLHS – Suggestions from our Readers; Three Zoning District Priorities to Preserve and Protect; State of Michigan Rules for Carriage Houses (ADUs); Housing & Community Goals taken from the 2021 Master Plan; April 17 Planning...
4.13.2025 “Your Voices, All Voices” WLHS Newsletter
Index: Call for Three Months of Unity to Finish Zoning Code Rewrite Together; We Love Harbor Springs.org Zoning Background; Poll that asks, ‘Will you attend zoning meetings?; Primary Concern: Maintaining The Identity of Harbor Springs; Shared Goals and Community...
3.15.25 “Reasons Why to Protect” WLHS Newsletter
Index: What Is a Master Plan and Other Zoning Terms Explained w LINKS; Preserve and Protect: A Brief History of Harbor Springs Stewardship; A Starter List of Eight Upgrades to Preserve & Protect by WLHS & our Readers; Mayor Graham’s Statement on the Fiscal...
3.9.2025 “Your Voice is Being Heard” WLHS Newsletter
Index: What Is a Master Plan, with Master Plan Link; Many Plans, and Many Deferred Decisions Projects Unfinished; Why Care About Zoning Anyway? A Poll Taken about the Eastern Boardwalk - Do we want it ?; Letters from Community; All Upcoming Scheduled Meetings with...
3.1.2025 “A Guide to the Planning Commission Meetings” WLHS Newsletter
Index: History And Context of the Format of New Zoning Code; Harbor Springs Context; Technology for Zoom, Captions and How to Participate; Fundraising and Community Participation from Everyone; Letter from a Contributing Resorter; State of Our Community, 2024...
2.22.2025 “Our Community’s Unique Voice Leads Our Efforts” WLHS Newsletter
CITY COUNCIL VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO DISENGAGE FROM RRC We have very good news. On February 17, 2025, the City Council voted unanimously to disengage from the RRC, and the certification process. It was taking too long. Started with good intentions 5 years ago, the RRC...
Zoning – Articles 2 and 3
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
UPDATED 5.28.25: The Garden Club, Flag Pole, Lower Zorn Park includes Newspaper & Letters
Added: Petoskey News Report . We respectfully urge you to vote to preserve Harbor Springs’ precious green space, reject this proposal, and return it to the Garden Club with instructions to identify a more appropriate and welcomed location. This is an opportunity to reaffirm the city’s century-long tradition of preservation, protection, and responsible stewardship.
WAS DECISION TO EXIT RRC A MISPERCEPTION? WE THINK NOT.
From the 2/22/25 WLHS Newsletter Let’s set the record straight “I just want to add that if we allow misperceptions to guide what we do, then I don’t know it will bode well in the long run for other things we do in the city.” Victor Sinadinoski, Harbor Springs City...
BLOG: 2.4.25 Asking the Harbor Springs City Council to decouple the RRC by Karin Offield
Please include in the Planning Commission packet if possible, Thank you! February 3rd, 2025 Harbor Springs City Council Meeting Submitted for the public record as a request for a new business agenda item Honorable Mayor Graham Councilperson Behrmann Councilperson...
BLOG: Those that Volunteered to Serve – Thank you – Here is the list
Use this link to download. More detail under construction. 2024 HS Board Applications 5A – Appoint Board and Commission Members Background The City has several board and commission positions available. Per the City’s Board’s Application and Recruitment Policy,...
BLOG 12.11.24 Harbor Light Letter from Robert Hall
December 10, 2024 Dear Editor, The Planning Commission has done the right thing by Harbor Springs voters and reinstated our original zoning code. And the City Council approved their recommendation on Monday night. At last, just in time for Christmas, peace has come...
BLOG: 12.5.24 List made for PC Meet – Help to Add your points of view
PC MEETING DCEMBER 5 THURSDAY – PUBLIC COMMENT ZOOM: Since 60% of our residents are second homeowners, we need a new communication strategy. When on ZOOM, the participants tuning in complain of poor audio, not knowing who is speaking from the board/commission table,...
7.24 COI -Educate on the subject of Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest is defined as an actual or perceived interest by a staff or board member in an action that results in, or has the appearance of resulting in, personal, organizational, or professional gain. A conflict of interest exists even if no unethical or...
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