Everyone Gets a Planning Consultant

Linda sent a letter my way to post about something that struck many who attended last night's public hearing:

"The September 18 planning commission meeting and public hearing went well. The main topic was planned development. It’s the thorniest part of the zoning code. There was hope that
those articles could be temporarily taken out and the rest of the code passed. After community input, the decision was made by the commission to hold off on the vote.

We Love Harbor Springs (WLHS) has hired their own city planning consultant from Grand Rapids. They gave commissioners a document with what they think our planned development articles should be. Harbor Springs already has a contract with a city planning expert from the firm Beckett and Raeder in Petoskey. I’m sure WLHS has a right to hire someone who represents their interests, but is it the right thing to do? It doesn’t feel right to me."

Linda Rachwitz
Full-time Harbor Springs Resident