ZONING: 10.8.24 Down Town & Two Story Buildings

One concerned voter writes: ‘Future Land Use’ In the 2012 Vision documents and research on the future land use, the documents @did NOT encourage changing height of the TIF /Downtown area, rather the respondents encouraged the uniqueness of intermixed residential with...

9.22.24 Five Reasons to end the MEDC – Research Report #2 of 2

Did Harbor Springs City Manager do the homework before signing up for the MEDC/RRC process? This article is from January 25, 2019.   https://www.mackinac.org/five-reasons-to-end-the-michigan-economic-development-corporation The Michigan Economic Development...

9.22.24 History of the MEDC/RRC and its almost failure. Report #1 of 2

We hope you can get through this lengthy article; https://www.mackinac.org/S2009-06#executive-summary 2009 MEDC and it’s failures and costs to the State coffers – the entire project could have been axed. Instead in 2012 it was resurrected/reformed into all the...

9.18.24 Why RRC ? Some History of Harbor Springs – Master Plan

HISTORY: Anyone who supports the Redevelopment Ready Community (RRC) views, rules and regulations may have missed a valuable story of how Harbor Springs became a ‘best’ lake city here in northwest Michigan.  (This month voted by Travel and Leisure Magazine.)  The...

BLOG: 9.17.24 The Right To Farm

https://www.voteyes439.org/why-vote-yes-on-439   THE RIGHT TO FARM: Or the Right to protect the Agricultural District. With 22 reasons to Vote Yes to repeal and replace Ordinance #439 Zoning Code, one follower AND PROPERTY OWNER AFFECTED BY THE NEW ZONING reached...