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Luna Pier council reviews one-page blight ordinance draft; business owner urges drainage fix
Summary
Councilmember Marc Donnelly reported a one-page blight ordinance drafted to replace current blight rules; the police blight report identified roughly 20 additional activities to address. Business owner Dave West offered cameras to police and asked the city to install a drain receptacle at his storefront.
Marc Donnelly, a councilmember, told the Luna Pier City Council that a one-page blight ordinance has been drafted to replace the city’s existing blight ordinances and thanked the police department for a blight report that identified roughly 20 more activities for the city to address.
Donnelly’s remarks were recorded as informational; the minutes do not show a motion to adopt the draft ordinance at this meeting. Amanda Neiding said the city should consider hiring a part-time blight inspector because police already have a substantial workload and councilmembers expect an increase in parking and parking violations once a nearby bridge project is completed.
Local business owner Dave West told the council he has cameras available to "scan streets" for police use and said "when it rains, he gets a 'lake' in front of his business’ entrance," asking that the city install a drain receptacle to prevent the problem. Councilmember Neil Wakeman asked West to submit a drawing of his proposed solution.
The council received these reports and suggestions during the general discussion portion of the meeting; no ordinance was adopted and no staffing action was formally approved. The minutes record direction to gather information and to continue consideration in future meetings.
