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Votes at a glance: Ferrysburg council actions, March 2, 2026
Summary
On March 2 the Ferrysburg City Council approved the consent agenda, approved the Cottage Shores PUD agreement (contingent on attorney review), approved a $69,998.56 pathway lighting bid for Coast Guard Park, remanded Ordinance 343 to planning over fire‑safety concerns, and adopted Ordinance 344 with an amendment preserving council review of special land uses.
At the March 2 meeting the Ferrysburg City Council recorded these formal actions:
- Consent agenda (minutes 02/16/2026; bills memo $47,579.41; Arbor Day proclamation): Approved by roll call, unanimous (7–0).
- Planned Unit Development agreement (Cottage Shores of Spring Lake, LLC): Approved contingent on city attorney opinion about proposed performance‑status language; roll‑call indicates support (7–0). The agreement requires the developer bond already posted and authorizes signature by mayor and clerk once legal questions are resolved.
- Coast Guard Park pathway lighting (Bid from Tanom Electric, $69,998.56): Approved; staff said the project was budgeted at $40,000 and recommended repurposing $35,000 budgeted for buoy painting to cover the overage.
- Ordinance No. 343 (ADU provisions for GC and LI1): Motion to remand to planning commission passed (4–3). Council asked planning to include language addressing the fire chief's concerns (fire suppression/egress and possible registration of occupied units).
- Ordinance No. 344 (wireless communications facilities): Council adopted the ordinance with an amendment removing a provision that would have allowed planning‑commission approval of certain SLUs without council review; roll call shows the measure passed (6–1). Council directed staff to pursue county/vendor information about alternatives to siting a single 300‑foot tower.
Where the transcript recorded roll‑call votes, the article lists recorded yes/no tallies; where individual member names were recorded the vote record reflects those entries.
