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Council rezones Dunn Paper site to planned unit development after heated public debate over possible aggregate plant
Summary
After extensive public comment and legal objections from owner Crown Enterprises, the Port Huron City Council voted to rezone the former Dunn Paper site to a Planned Unit Development (PUD); the vote was unanimous, but opponents warned a PUD does not prevent specific future uses absent further approvals.
The Port Huron City Council on Sept. 8 voted to rezone several parcels at the former Dunn Paper site — including 218 Riverview St. and adjacent lots — from industrial and single‑family zoning to a Planned Unit Development district, setting conditions for future review of specific redevelopment proposals.
The rezoning passed after public testimony both for and against. Residents and neighborhood advocates urged the council to prevent an aggregate or gravel processing plant on the riverfront property because of dust, truck traffic and health concerns; others told the council that rezoning the site could allow mixed commercial and residential development that would create jobs and revive underused riverfront parcels.
Owner objections and process dispute: Crown Enterprises, the property owner, delivered a written…
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