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Former Muskegon Resident shares her story of being sexually abused by her father. admin
The cash-strapped city does not have the funds to maintain the field at this time, and entered in an agreement with the Lakeshore Baseball Club (LBC) back in 2010 to maintain the field. The renewal of the contract between the LBC and the city does come with some changes in terms of the previous deal.
The developer who currently owns the Shoreline Inn hotel and plans to build condos and apartments in Downtown Muskegon will purchase the old fire station from the city for $1 to move his company headquarters to Muskegon.
The provision passed by the city commission is intended to entice people to keep the vacant properties well maintained.
The city commission formally amended its budget with a vote at Tuesday’s full commission meeting to reflect the numbers from the reforecast.
Chapter 92, Article II, Section 8.31 of the city’s code of ordinances previously did not allow for street parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. from November 15 through April 15.
While last year’s program cost approximately $30,000, a big chunk of that was earned back by $25 registration fees for the basketball league plus concessions. The city’s contribution made up all but $1,600 of the total costs.
Muskegon resident Roberta King advocated for the resolution earlier this year. The passage of the resolution comes amidst previous rejections of similar policies by the City of Holland despite vocal public advocacy.
Lea Markowski, of 1223 Ducey, lives in Muskegon’s Marquette Neighborhood, the most northeast neighborhood within city limits. The field of candidates for the open seat included former commissioners Bill Larson and Chris Carter as well as the pastor of Bluffton Church Hugh Kallen and Dylan Hock, a member of Occupy Muskegon.
Residents looking to apply for appointment to Gawron's at-large, vacant commission seat must submit a letter of intent to the city clerk's office by 4 p.m. on July 18.
