Muskegon Heights Academy High School Students Paint Murals on Strand Building
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The resolution passed Monday would not finalize any purchase agreements. It would simply give the city manager support to pursue a purchase from the district, via emergency financial manager.
Johnson graduated from Michigan State University in 2011 and currently works for the Community Foundation of Muskegon County.
Discussion of the referendum and PA-4 swayed hard to one side – against the proposal. This was primarily due to a presentation by Benton Harbor city councilman Marcus Mohammed, a strong opponent of the law.
Regardless of the estimations of cost, the resolution simply functions to put the review committee on notice that the City of Muskegon Heights is in support of the project.
Other buildings the Muskegon Area Arts Council plans to paint at this time include the Tipsy Toad on W. Western Avenue, the Red Lotus Gallery near Hartshorn Marina, and Dreamers Blues Bar on Pine Street near the Kobza Hall of Justice.
Pastor Rodney L. Savage of Great Lakes Kingdom Ministry gave a keynote, describing the youth of Muskegon County as agents of change: "Your generation has the power to engage yourself and change whatever you desire... Revolutionaries change the world to what they want to live in.”
The first meeting will be an informational session and will take place at Muskegon Heights City Hall in the council chambers at 6:30 p.m. on April 30. The council is open to all youth ages 13 to 17 living in Muskegon County.
"The Strand is older than the Frauenthal,” said councilwoman Patrice Johnson of the former Michigan Theater on Western Avenue in Muskegon, which is about 7 years younger than the Strand and received a renovation over a decade ago. “I think that’s a really big deal.”