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City Manager updates demolition timeline at 8 State Rd., discusses Match on Main grant and possible $250,000 pocket‑park award
Summary
City Manager Jon Schneider told the PSD that demolition at 8 State Rd. should wrap by May and that the City may be eligible for a $250,000 state grant to convert the site to a pocket park; Schneider also reminded downtown businesses about the state Match on Main grant and updated the board on local water and Powerhouse projects.
City Manager Jon Schneider updated the Principal Shopping District on Jan. 8 about several capital and redevelopment projects affecting downtown Newaygo. Schneider said demolition of the building at 8 State Road is expected to be completed by May and that the City is pursuing a possible $250,000 state grant for a Pocket Park/Townsquare Project at that site. He described the grant as a possibility rather than a completed award.
Schneider also reminded downtown business owners about the state Match on Main grant program, saying he had emailed application details and deadlines to businesses with email addresses on file and included information in PSD meeting packets; he noted River Stop Café had been a prior recipient. Schneider reported progress updates on the Powerhouse Project, the Wood Street water project and water service line projects but did not provide firm completion dates for those infrastructure items in the meeting transcript.
Board member Fedell reviewed PSD FY 2023/24 year‑end numbers and the FY 2024/25 December ending budget, noting the PSD point rate fee was last adjusted in 2019 and that, in his view, current figures do not warrant changing the fee at this time. No budget adjustments or grant awards were finalized at the meeting.
