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Muskegon seeks 50‑year shared jurisdiction under Act 425 for former West Shore Correctional parcel
Summary
City staff presented a proposed 50‑year Act 425 shared jurisdiction agreement with Fruitport Township to allow the city to administer roughly 28 acres of former correctional facility land contiguous to the Port City Industrial Park; Fruitport will retain a portion of millage and both jurisdictions would share abatements.
City of Muskegon Director of Development Services Jake Eckholm told commissioners the city is proposing a 50‑year shared jurisdiction agreement under Michigan’s Act 425 for about 28 acres that were part of the former West Shore Correctional Facility and now lie along the Fruitport Township line.
The parcel is owned by the city but falls within Fruitport Township jurisdiction. Eckholm said the 4/25 agreement (Act 425) would let Muskegon administer the property for industrial park development without traditional annexation; Fruitport Township would continue to receive its…
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