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- April 20, 2025
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DPS Seeks 2 Mils For 10 Yrs ($20 Million)
Millage Request by DPS for 10 Yr / 2 Mil; Approx $2M per Yr; $20M over 10 Yrs City hall recently asked council to approve a Nov 2025 ballot millage——
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- September 10, 2024
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Consider having Annual Standing, Quarterly Joint CC & BLP Meetings
RE: Consider having Annual Standing, Quarterly Joint CC & BLP Meetings City council members cc: Robert Shelley, BLP gen mgr BLP board members cc: Ashley Latsch, city manager Tim Price,——
Read more- September 6, 2024
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Public Access Cable TV Station
RE: Public Access Cable TV Station Honorable Mayor Bob Monetza cc: City Manager Ashley Latsch City Council Members cc: City Clerk Maria Boersma cc: Melissa Bos, Exec Asst cc: Asst——
Read more- September 2, 2024
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A Local Treasure & Critical Link to the Great Lakes & Beyond
Harbor Island is more than a local treasure. It also plays critical roles in state, federal and global ecological and humanitarian schemes. Here are highlights of some of them. The——
Read more- August 24, 2024
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City Council Deadlocked to fill Empty Council Seat
City Council Deadlocked to fill Empty Council Seat Honorable Mayor Bob Monetza cc: City Manager Ashley Latsch City Council Members cc: City Clerk Maria Boersma cc Mike Dora cc: Asst——
Read more- August 21, 2024
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Chinook Pier Puts Public At Odds With City Hall
The following is an editorial recently submitted to the Grand Haven Tribune. It is also on our blog. We welcome your comments at this link: https://friendsofgrandhaven.com. City council has been——
Read more- August 14, 2024
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BLP GM Interviews 2024 Feedback
RE: BLP GM Interviews 2024 Feedback Mike Westbrook, chair cc: Robert Shelley, interim GM Todd Crum, vice chair cc: Erik Booth, dept mgr Andrea Hendrick, director cc: Danielle Martin, board——
Read more- August 7, 2024
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BLP GM Candidate Interviews Monday, Aug 12, 2024 starting at 1:00 pm; Woodbine Room, Central Park Place
Hello Friends of Grand Haven. Mark your calendar and attend if you can. It’s a great way for the public to be engaged and stay involved. Thanks. Brent Clark Also,——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Harbor Island Vision Ideas
At the recent May 2024 Loutit Library public viewing of HI renderings, below is what I heard or thought w.r.t. the three presentations: A / B / C. All of——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Harbor Island Issues to Consider
Statement of Purpose (vision) of Community Advisory Group (CAG). Advisory Group Questions Harbor Island Questions Funding Questions Element Ideas
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Update Harbor Island Master Plan
I respectfully ask city council to consider taking the steps necessary to update the Master Plan for Harbor Island. Initial reactions might say it’s premature. However, the following suggests a——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Preliminary Visioning for Harbor Island
As most know, the city engaged Ann Arbor environmental firm HDR (https://www.hdrinc.com/) to provide a holistic approach to clean up Harbor Island and plan for its future. Most will agree——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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City Pension Plans – Underfunding Concerns
There is growing concern in the community about the city’s severely underfunded pension plan. The city manager raised the alarm in 2017 and again in 2021. City council made a——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Council Strategic Planning 2022
I applaud council’s Jan 2022 launch of a strategic planning process. It will be refreshing for the city and community. I cannot over emphasize the value of planning. Indeed, a——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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A Local Treasure & Critical Link to the Great Lakes and Beyond
Harbor Island is more than a local treasure. It also plays critical roles in state, federal and global ecological and humanitarian schemes. Here are highlights of some of them. The——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Weekly City News Bulletin
This link is a news bulletin published every Friday by city staff that shares important events, dates, and other information. It’s an easy and quick read. Everybody in town will——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Diesel Plant Developer Request for Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate under OPRA
A Bad Penny Like a bad penny, the Diesel Plant keeps showing up on city council’s agenda. First, (May 2023) convincing council to sell it for $1 million, 30% less——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Diesel Plant / Tax Abatement Request / Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA)
Preamble A few weeks ago, I asked (by memo) that council consider seeking guidance from our city attorney regarding the Michigan OPRA law in view of a likely request by——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Diesel Plant Property Obsolescence Status / Tax Abatement Request
Request to City Council I respectfully ask council to please consider instructing the city attorney to review what type(s) of “obsolescence” should be considered for the city to decide whether——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Survey – Community Energy Plan 2023
In Dec 2023 community leaders launched an effort to develop a Grand Haven Area Community Energy Plan. That effort is still ongoing. It is a collaboration among the City of——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Year in Review 2023
During a city council strategy session for 2024 planning, council recapping some of the accomplishments of 2023. Council members stressed these accomplishments only happened because of the hard work of——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Quarterly Updates
As council finishes each quarter, would council and staff please consider issuing a quarterly report to the community that 1) restates project priorities for the year, and 2) updates the——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Council Quarterly Reports
Yearend is just around the corner. Earlier this year I suggested a Council Quarterly Report. A win-win for Council and the public. More information more often is always good. While——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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City Airport Baseline Study 2021
The 10-year expansion study for our municipal airport is encouraging and a good start on planning its future. Any expansion needs to be operationally feasible and financially responsible. Please consider——
Read more- July 27, 2024
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Affordable Housing
At a November 2021 council meeting the mayor suggested the city council and planning commission meet jointly to discuss affordable housing in Grand Haven and decide how to tackle it.——
Read more- July 25, 2024
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City Talent Bank
Would city council please consider asking our city manager to explore the feasibility of creating a city talent bank? A database of local experts and skill sets willing to volunteer——
Read more- July 24, 2024
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Using Matrix Communication
We stress matrix communication. The city oftentimes says the public does not engage. The public oftentimes says our city leaders do not listen. A disconnect. How do you fix it?——
Read more- July 24, 2024
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Scorecard: Developer Presentations
Copper Rock and Cherette Group presented their buildout proposals to council at a recent work session. Here is their scorecard. And, below are pros and cons from their presentations. Topic——
Read more- July 23, 2024
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City Council Please Delay Chinook Pier Buildout For Now
Proposed City Council Action I respectfully request city council to RESOLVE that Chinook Pier Park should be left alone for now until the public has sufficient opportunity to discuss, debate,——
Read more- July 23, 2024
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Chinook Pier Buildout Proposals 2024
Public presentations by the developers are scheduled; see below. The public is encouraged to attend the sessions and express their views on each buildout proposal. What do you think? Do——
Read more- July 23, 2024
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BLP GM Search – Finalist Interview Process
I respectfully ask the BLP board to consider including the following as it plans the process for interviewing finalists and selecting our next general manager. I also encourage the Friends——
Read more- July 23, 2024
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GH BLP Search for General Manager
The BLP decided at its recent meeting to issue search firm RFP’s for a new general manager. As a step 1, before issuing the RFP’s, assuming not already done, could——
Read more- July 23, 2024
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Ways to Better Communicate and Engage our Public
I respectfully request city council to consider implementing the following: In the interest of helping to improve community communication and engagement, for key city projects, develop informational slide presentations with——
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