City Commission Preserves Market-Only Hours During Bike Time… For 2014, At Least
Even though 2014 is settled, some loose ends remain.
Even though 2014 is settled, some loose ends remain.
All of the improvements will work toward the site being more accessible, plus handling more events in the future.
Aside from an unfinished low-rise condo development and the Parmenter O’Toole law firm, the property has attracted no businesses. The city collects no taxes from the MAREC facility.
Incumbent Lea Markowski has held the seat for one year since it became vacant when Steve Gawron became the mayor last summer. The other seat is vacant, as Sue Weirengo declined to run again.
The agreement allows Comcast to use city rights of way to lay cables and other infrastructure. It does not make Comcast the exclusive cable provider in the city.
The festival, which will be operated locally starting next year, wants to place its vendors on the new market site starting next year.
Contamination has been found at that site in groundwater 90 feet underground, and was in previous tests by Burgess-Norton to be moving in a north-northwest direction toward Ryerson Creek.
The commission has approved several other contracts this month to beef up vendor presence at the beach.
The Muskegon Area Mediccation Disposal Program has collected nearly 5 tons of medication since its formation under four years ago.