Asphalt plant nestled among medical offices in Muskegon looks to move
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
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MUSKEGON, MI – An asphalt plant that seems out of place amid a growing medical corridor on Sherman Boulevard is making plans to move operations closer to Muskegon Lake.
Asphalt Paving Inc. is seeking a zoning change that would allow it to move from 1000 E. Sherman Blvd. to a location off Getty Street near Moses Jones Parkway.
The move would put it closer to other operations of Verplank, its parent company.
A zone change, from I-1 light industrial to I-2 general industrial, and a special use permit for the 20-acre property eyed for the new location was approved last week by the Muskegon Planning Commission. The rezoning will be considered by city commissioners Tuesday, March 9.
$110M Muskegon Lake development proposed for land that was eyed for casino near downtown
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
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MUSKEGON, MI – A $110 million residential and commercial development has been proposed for a prime piece of Muskegon Lake property that was being reserved for a casino that never materialized.
An updated “planned unit development” proposal for the “Harbor 31” property off Shoreline Drive near downtown recently was approved by the Muskegon Planning Commission. It includes single family homes, apartments/condos, a senior citizen living complex, boat sales and storage, marina, retail area, office building and a hotel.
“We believe that the market now is right,” Dan Henrickson of development group Harbor 31 LLC told planning commissioners at their December meeting. “I think it may not have been five years ago.