Public space, $17M power, heat facility planned for Grand Haven’s Harbor Island
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
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GRAND HAVEN, MI – A significant portion of Harbor Island in Grand Haven will be turned into a public recreation site with the removal of the J.B. Sims power plant while the rest is expected to house a $17 million heat and power facility.
That’s according to plans of the Grand Haven Board of Light and Power, which shuttered the plant in early 2020 and arranged for its demolition by explosives in February.
An estimated half of the property will be restored to wetlands and opened for community use. Plans call for potential expansion of the island’s Linear Park along the Grand River and designs show walkways and boardwalks throughout the area.
GRAND HAVEN Days after the implosion of the former J.B. Sims coal plant on Harbor Island, Grand Haven’s Board of Light & Power shared renderings of the proposed new facility that is likely to take its place.
The proposed buildings on the former Sims site include a 12.5-megawatt, gas-powered peaking plant and an Operations and Technical Center for the municipal utility’s staff.
Renderings were shown publicly for the first time during a virtual education meeting Tuesday by the design firm ProgressiveAE reported the Grand Haven Tribune.
“The landscape of Harbor Island will look remarkably different with this sustainable, new vision,” BLP Board of Directors Vice Chairman Gerald Witherell said.
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