$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.
Nearly 100 Muskegon city workers on furlough due to COVID-19
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
Posted Jan 06, 2021
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MUSKEGON, MI – Nearly 100 Muskegon city workers began voluntary furloughs this week, the second time furloughs have been instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The eight-week furloughs taken by 99 employees will save the city about $250,000, said Muskegon City Manager Frank Peterson, who is among those on furlough.
The furloughs range from 15 percent to 50 percent of the work week, Peterson told MLive.
The city saved about $500,000 with an earlier furlough, instituted last year from April through July, said Peterson, who is working 85 percent of his normal hours.
City hall has been closed since Nov. 5 due to the pandemic.
Large ‘dry’ marina proposed along Muskegon Lake could draw many boaters downtown
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
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MUSKEGON, MI A large indoor “dry” marina on Muskegon Lake that city officials said could bring in a lot of boaters who currently are bypassing the community, along with townhomes are the latest proposals from a Muskegon developer.
Jon Rooks of Parkland Properties is proposing his latest developments near his Shoreline Inn and Lake House Waterfront Grill on Muskegon Lake. In close proximity is Rooks’ Terrace Point Landing residential condominium development that he said is nearly full.
The Terrace Point Dry Marina, essentially indoor storage with on-demand delivery of boats to the water, would take up much of the parking lot for Shoreline Inn, which is next to the existing Terrace Point Marina, a preliminary site plan shows.