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Commission schedules public hearing for year‑round Safe Harbor shelter; city outlines Pines encampment enforcement plan
Summary
The commission set a May 5 public hearing on a proposed year‑round special land use permit for Safe Harbor and heard staff and provider updates on outreach and enforcement plans for the Pines encampment.
The City Commission voted April 7 to schedule a public hearing on May 5 for a special land use permit application that would allow Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse Inc. to operate a year‑round emergency shelter at 517 Wellington Street.
Planning staff summarized the Planning Commission recommendation and the conditions it proposed, including completion of certain site improvements and a pedestrian connection. Commissioner Warner moved to schedule the May 5 public hearing; the commission voted in favor. Planning Director Sean Winter clarified that the request before the commission was the scheduling of the public hearing (not final…
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