MLK Rezoning Is a ‘Shotgun Wedding’ Between Town of Chapel Hill and Unscrupulous Developer
Submitted by Christopher Bowers
On the eve of a vote to approve – or not – a terrible rezoning plan that will reshape the northern part of Chapel Hill and the MLK Blvd region forever, we want to go on the record on all the reasons this is a colossal failure of the town on many fronts. Council has talked for years about protecting low-income residents without following through, opening us up to just the sort of exploitation this opportunistic developer is taking advantage of. The town council has abdicated its responsibility through inaction. It hasn’t shown leadership to tackle this issue head on. As a result, the owner of this property stands to make a huge profit from this rezoning to a much more intense use than its current zoning allows.
1:22 Many ice fishermen in the Upper Peninsula wish their favorite lakes were easier to access in the winter.
A new pilot program from the Michigan DNR is addressing that challenge.
Landings and parking areas at more than two dozen U.P. lakes are being consistently plowed this winter as part of the program.
The Michigan DNR got creative to make it happen.
It’s partnering with several different volunteer groups who are helping to clear the landings for ice fishermen.
“It hooks up bait shops and county road commissions and other governmental entities that are volunteering to help plow out 26 sites in ten of the Upper Peninsula’s 15 counties,” said Michigan DNR spokesman John Pepin.
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DNR to keep access sites plowed at 26 popular U.P. ice fishing spots
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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A new program will ensure that boating access sites at more than two dozen popular Upper Peninsula ice-fishing locations will remain plowed this winter.
The pilot program organized by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and various local partners was created to make sure that ice-fishing opportunities in the U.P. are available consistently during winter.
The 26 locations – situated across 10 of the U.P.’s 15 counties – are DNR boating access sites managed for recreational boating.
“Because we have had continued requests from the public to maintain access throughout the winter, we’ve partnered with a number of entities to assist with plowing for winter access,” said Zack Bishop, a DNR Parks and Recreation Division unit supervisor.
MARQUETTE The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has organized a pilot program to keep boating access sites plowed this winter at more than two dozen