Dec 13, 2025
By Karin Reid Offield and team, The proposed zoning code is close to completion, and that progress should be acknowledged. However, zoning is permanent law. When adopted before key weaknesses are resolved, those weaknesses do not remain theoretical—they become...
Dec 3, 2025
Harbor Springs Doesn’t Need More Marketing — It Needs Priorities This post asks what are your thoughts? If our downtown business owners and community leaders want stable streets, stable property values, reliable workers, and real community — they can turn toward the...
Dec 2, 2025
Request for Proposals: Executive Search Firm for City Manager Recruitment Posted on November 18th, 2025REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTANT/FIRM CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT November 18, 2025 Introduction The City of Harbor Springs, situated on Little...
Dec 2, 2025
Understanding How Harbor Springs Governs Itself In the coming weeks, the Harbor Springs City Council will make several significant decisions: voting on the annual budget, considering a zoning code update that may guide development for decades, and confirming...
Dec 2, 2025
Guide to City Board & Commission Appointments: How Oversight and Representation Are Balanced Harbor Springs uses a mix of mayoral nominations and City Council appointments to ensure balanced oversight. In some cases the Mayor selects and the Council confirms; in...
Nov 16, 2025
From: Williams, Carter <carter@oiventures.com> Sent: To: Monday, November 10, 2025 8:23 PM Tom Graham; Reeve 4 HS Council; Jamielynnmelke@gmail.com; kathy.motschall@yahoo.com; Jeanne Benjamin, Cc: Victor Sinadinoski Subject: City Manager Search Process Dear...
