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Votes at a glance: rezoning for industrial expansion, cadet program and utility work approved; two downtown incentive items postponed
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Summary
The Grand Haven City Council on Sept. 2 approved a rezoning for industrial expansion, authorized a fire/rescue cadet program and a $45,500 electrical contract, and postponed two downtown redevelopment incentive measures for 224 Washington Ave.
The Grand Haven City Council on Sept. 2 took several formal votes on consent and new-business items. Below are outcomes and key details from the public record.
Votes and actions
- Consent agenda: Council approved minutes and a bills memo totaling $3,385,900.67. Motion to approve moved by Councilmember Karen Lowe and seconded by Councilmember Fritz; roll call recorded Fritz yes, McLaughlin yes, Lowe yes, Maneta yes.
- Rezoning (introductory resolution): The council voted to introduce a resolution to rezone three parcels associated with the former 924 Beech Street property from I (Industrial) to TI (Transitional Industrial) to allow a 55,000-square-foot expansion by the company Polyply and to align zoning where a building will straddle lot lines. Planning Commission and city administration recommended approval. Motion recorded as moved by Fritz and seconded by Kevin McLaughlin; roll call Fritz yes, McLaughlin yes, Lowe yes, Maneta yes.
- Fire/Rescue cadet explorer program: Council adopted a resolution to allow the city to establish and maintain a fire/rescue cadet explorer program in partnership with the regional Careerline Tech Center. Nicole Hudson, Director of Public Safety, described the program as hands-on training that can lead students to fire 1 and 2 certification at age 18. Motion by Fritz, second by Lowe; roll call Fritz yes, Lowe yes, McLaughlin yes, Maneta yes.
- Apex Electric contract for electrical meter relocations: Council approved a $45,500 agreement with Apex Electric of Freeport to relocate electrical meters along the Beech Tree corridor. The work was described as creating discrete meter boxes that can later support outlets and other utilities. Motion moved by Fritz, seconded by McLaughlin; roll call Fritz yes, McLaughlin yes, Lowe yes, Maneta yes.
- Unfinished business (postponements): As described in the companion article, council postponed two related items for the former Grand Haven Jewelry property at 224 Washington Ave.: action to establish an obsolete property rehabilitation district (postpone motion passed 4–1) and adoption of a brownfield/tax-increment financing plan (postponed unanimously). Both items were rescheduled for the Sept. 15 meeting.
What’s next
Items postponed will return to the Sept. 15 council meeting with updated financials, corrected taxable-value assumptions and proposed developer milestones per council direction. Staff also will provide the finalized site‑plan materials for the rezoning parcels when the developer submits the site plan to the planning commission.
