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Commission approves lease amendment to allow gate at Pier Marquette breakwater to close during hazardous waves

3804848 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

City staff won approval to modify the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterfront lease so a gate can be installed on the south breakwater arm at Pier Marquette Beach. The gate is intended to allow public-safety closures when waves crest over the pier.

The Muskegon City Commission authorized staff to sign an amendment to the city’s lease with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow installation of a gate on the south arm of the Pier Marquette breakwater.

Purpose and background: Public Works Director Dan Vanderheide and Public Safety Director Tim Kozel said the gate is a requested part of a broader safety plan tied to a pending grant to the Corps to pay…

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