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Grand Haven council approves consent items, vacates alley for Marriott project, secures county parking and OKs Elks Pulaski event; short-term rental overlay is\
Summary
Grand Haven City Council on Aug. 4 approved consent items including a $3,269,094.52 bills memo and a Purple Heart proclamation, vacated an alley behind 233 Washington Ave. for a planned Marriott development, approved county parking access to help meet the project's parking need, advanced a Centertown short-term rental overlay on first reading and cleared an Elks Lodge Pulaski Day event for Sept. 27.
Grand Haven City Council on Aug. 4 approved the consent agenda, vacated a portion of right-of-way behind 233 Washington Ave. tied to a planned Marriott development, accepted a memorandum of understanding with Ottawa County to use County Lot 24 for downtown parking, and approved a new-event permit for the Elks Lodge Pulaski Day celebration. The council also advanced an amendment to the Centertown overlay allowing short-term rentals by special land use on first reading with a technical amendment; that ordinance will return for a second reading.
Why it matters: The alley vacation and county parking MOU are both tied to an upcoming Marriott project at 233 Washington Ave.; council actions aim to resolve a parking shortfall for that development while keeping public downtown parking and permitting the Elks' public event and a Purple Heart proclamation already on the consent agenda.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (minutes of 07/21/2025; bills memo in the amount of $3,269,094.52; proclamation recognizing Aug. 7, 2025 as Purple Heart Day; amendment to an election equipment agreement with Ottawa County originally approved in 2018): Motion by Lowell, second by Fritz. Roll…
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