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February 16, 2021
A judge issues his ruling on the fate of the FishPass project in Traverse City, and it’s just come down late in the day Tuesday.
Construction of the $20 million FishPass was supposed to start last month – but it’s been tied up in court. Traverse City resident Rick Buckhalter filed a lawsuit, suing the city. He’s arguing that the area around the Union Street Dam is City parkland and making changes to it should require a public vote.
The city argued FishPass will remain a public park, and compares it to improvements made at the Clinch Park marina and other city parks.