2020 a big year for development in Muskegon despite COVID-19
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
MUSKEGON, MI – Slowdowns and economic insecurity brought on by the pandemic didn’t halt new development in Muskegon in 2020, which saw groundbreaking on a major new building downtown, housing starts throughout the city and new businesses in its Lakeside neighborhood.
“I knew COVID would slow things down, but I did not doubt that Muskegon has positioned itself as a very desirable community to settle in,” Muskegon Mayor Steve Gawron told MLive.
Construction began on a mixed-use residential and commercial building downtown, ground was broken on a 75-unit apartment building near downtown and work has begun on the first of more than 50 condos planned for Muskegon’s lakefront.
Traffic to Pere Marquette beach detoured for roundabout work
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Work to install large boulders on the roundabout caused traffic to Muskegon s Pere Marquette Park to be detoured on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (Courtesy Greg DeRuiter)
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MUSKEGON, MI – The roundabout at Pere Marquette beach will be closed Monday as city crews perform work to get ready for an art piece that will be placed there.
Westbound Lakeshore Drive traffic will be detoured on Dec. 21 so that crews can remove sand and place large boulders in the roundabout.
Westbound Lakeshore traffic to Beach Street will be detoured at Cottage Grove to Resort Avenue and then onto Beach Street, through the kiteboard parking lot and then onto Beach Street at Wilcox Avenue, according to a notice from the City of Muskegon.
New warning system for swimmers at Pere Marquette Beach in 2021
There were two drownings at Muskegon s Pere Marquette Beach in 2020, however, they were not during the summer months when swimmers flock to the beach to cool off. Author: Jon Mills Updated: 5:47 PM EST December 17, 2020
MUSKEGON, Mich According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, there were 110 drownings in the Great Lakes in 2020, and 57 of those in Lake Michigan including two at Muskegon s Pere Marquette Park.
But the two Muskegon drownings included in the data were not swimmers.
In February, a Muskegon area man slipped on ice and fell into the lake, another was swept off the pier in November. Both men drowned.
New warning system for swimmers at Pere Marquette Beach in 2021
There were two drownings at Muskegon s Pere Marquette Beach in 2020, however, they were not during the summer months when swimmers flock to the beach to cool off. Author: Jon Mills Updated: 5:47 PM EST December 17, 2020
MUSKEGON, Mich According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, there were 110 drownings in the Great Lakes in 2020, and 57 of those in Lake Michigan including two at Muskegon s Pere Marquette Park.
But the two Muskegon drownings included in the data were not swimmers.
In February, a Muskegon area man slipped on ice and fell into the lake, another was swept off the pier in November. Both men drowned.
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