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Board approves Harbor Country Adventures license for Millennium Plaza after public questions on transparency and fees
Summary
Michigan City Parks Board approved a nonexclusive 2026 license with Harbor Country Adventures that reduces base rent to $2,000 plus $0.50 per ticket; residents asked staff to post a map (Exhibit A) and to publish plaza rental rates on the parks site, and raised parking and revenue transparency concerns.
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board voted Jan. 21 to approve a nonexclusive license with Harbor Country Adventures to use Millennium Plaza for the 2026 season, changing the base rent and adding a per-ticket fee, after extended public comment on transparency and revenue sharing.
Staff told the board the city attorney drafted the new agreement and that the license reduces the base fee from last year’s $3,000 to $2,000 while adding a $0.50 fee per ticket sold. Staff said the change reflected a new city requirement for a $4 million liability umbrella insurance policy and that, based on last year’s grosses, the per-ticket fee…
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