Community effort aims to restore grove of trees behind Muskegon art studio
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
The Happenstance art studio was bordered by a wall of trees just beyond its property line. The grove was damaged during the construction of 13 new homes that will be added to the neighborhood. The community and the developer are partnering to restore the natural space. (Photo provided by Morning Bear)
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MUSKEGON, MI – A group of neighbors and a developer are working together to restore a collection of trees that bordered an art studio in downtown Muskegon’s Nelson neighborhood.
The grove sat just beyond the Happenstance property on W. Muskegon Avenue near 8th Street, and it was damaged during the construction of a development that will add 13 rental houses to the area.
2020 a big year for development in Muskegon despite COVID-19
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
MUSKEGON, MI – Slowdowns and economic insecurity brought on by the pandemic didn’t halt new development in Muskegon in 2020, which saw groundbreaking on a major new building downtown, housing starts throughout the city and new businesses in its Lakeside neighborhood.
“I knew COVID would slow things down, but I did not doubt that Muskegon has positioned itself as a very desirable community to settle in,” Muskegon Mayor Steve Gawron told MLive.
Construction began on a mixed-use residential and commercial building downtown, ground was broken on a 75-unit apartment building near downtown and work has begun on the first of more than 50 condos planned for Muskegon’s lakefront.