Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Houghton City Manager Eric Waara talks during a City Planning Commission meeting in 2018. The Planning Commission will tackle two chapters of the master plan in 2021. (Houghton Daily Mining Gazette photo by Garrett Neese)
HOUGHTON The Houghton Planning Commission agreed to what parts of the city’s master plan it will review this year as part of a process that will also lead to recommendations on development in the city’s downtown.
The Planning Commission decided Tuesday it would tackle two chapters in the city’s master plan this year: 10, which covers the downtown, and 13, which discusses zoning ordinances.
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Making It In Michigan Conference and Marketplace goes virtual for 2021
MSU Product Center hosts 13th annual conference in April and May.
The MSU Extension Product Center is hosting the 2021 Virtual Making It In Michigan Conference and Marketplace Trade Show to help Michigan food entrepreneurs create and grow their business. The conference will be held April 27-29 and May 4-6, 2021. The conference will feature educational sessions, an online vendor catalog and a unique buyer-supplier matchmaking program; hosted by the Michigan Department of Rural Development and Michigan Economic Development Corporation; and much more.
This year’s Making It In Michigan Conference and Marketplace Trade Show will be held virtually April 27-29 and May 4-6, 2021. The 13
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Houghton City Manager Eric Waara talks during the Planning Commission meeting in 2018. The Planning Commission will tackle two chapters of the master plan in 2021.
HOUGHTON The Houghton Planning Commission agreed to what parts of the city’s master plan it will review this year as part of a process that will also lead to recommendations on development in the city’s downtown.
The Planning Commission decided Tuesday it would tackle two chapters in the city’s master plan this year: 10, which covers the downtown, and 13, which discusses zoning ordinances.
In January, the City Council voted to have the planning commission conduct an overview of the year-and-a-half-long process leading up to the Veridea Group’s withdrawal from negotiations over potential development of the big parking deck area on Lakeshore Drive, and make recommendations on a process for the city to follow going forward. At the Planning Commissio
Utility companies offer incentives for energy-efficient lighting
Check with your utility provider to see if there are rebates or incentives to install energy-efficient lighting.
Projects such as high-intensity light-emitting diodes may qualify for incentive and rebate programs from energy suppliers. Photo by Heidi Lindberg, MSU Extension.
Supplemental lighting is most beneficial during November through February in Michigan, when natural light levels are at their lowest. An increasing number of Michigan growers have invested in either high-intensity or low-intensity lighting from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in order to increase photosynthesis and plant growth or to control flowering. LEDs continue to grow in popularity within the greenhouse industry as their efficiency increases and their initial cost decreases. In a January 2020 article, Erik Runkle provided the efficacy of high-intensity LEDs on the market that met the requirements for the “Qualified Product List” set by the