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East Grand Rapids commission introduces Gaslight Investors PUD amendment after hours of public comment
Summary
The City Commission held a lengthy public hearing on a proposed Planned Unit Development amendment for Gaslight Village, heard dozens of residents' comments and introduced the ordinance amendment on a 4–3 roll call. Commissioners asked staff and the applicant to refine conditions — notably a requirement to ensure a public-facing "social hub" and a
The East Grand Rapids City Commission introduced an ordinance amendment to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the Gaslight Village site after a lengthy discussion and public comment period, advancing the proposal to a second reading for final consideration.
The vote to introduce the amendment passed on a roll call after debate: Mayor (yes), Commissioner Bryant (yes), Commissioner Westlake (yes), Commissioner Swartz (yes), Commissioner Skaggs (no), Commissioner Hunter (no), Commissioner Graf Lasik (no). The introduction does not finalize the PUD; staff and the applicant agreed to return with more refined language for conditions and the accompanying resolution.
The proposal would amend a PUD originally adopted in 2004 to allow a new concept plan for the 6-acre Gaslight Village site.…
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