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Resident raises FOIA-discovered lakefront parking drawings; council stresses public review process if project returns
Summary
A resident submitted FOIA-obtained drawings that showed potential lakefront parking and a roundabout; he urged the city to commit not to put parking "right up on the beach." Council members acknowledged concerns and said any future project would require planning commission review and public work sessions.
At the Feb. 3, 2025, Grand Haven City Council meeting, resident Jay Hagen presented drawings obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request that he said show prior designs for additional lakefront parking and a roundabout near Lake Avenue and South Harbor Drive.
Hagen told the council the FOIA produced drawings dated September 2020 that include a sheet showing “approximately 100 spaces on South Harbor, south of Notos” and another sheet that depicts a roundabout at Lake Avenue and…
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