$110M Muskegon Lake development proposed for land that was eyed for casino near downtown
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
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MUSKEGON, MI – A $110 million residential and commercial development has been proposed for a prime piece of Muskegon Lake property that was being reserved for a casino that never materialized.
An updated “planned unit development” proposal for the “Harbor 31” property off Shoreline Drive near downtown recently was approved by the Muskegon Planning Commission. It includes single family homes, apartments/condos, a senior citizen living complex, boat sales and storage, marina, retail area, office building and a hotel.
“We believe that the market now is right,” Dan Henrickson of development group Harbor 31 LLC told planning commissioners at their December meeting. “I think it may not have been five years ago.
Executive Director Marge Palmerlee will retire effective this month.
Credit: Degage Ministries Author: 13 ON YOUR SIDE Staff Published: 12:05 PM EST January 7, 2021 Updated: 12:05 PM EST January 7, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan Downtown Grand Rapids homeless shelter Dégagé Ministries announced that longtime Executive Director Marge Palmerlee will retire effective this month.
Thelma Ensink has been named to succeed Palmerlee as Executive Director and has already begun working in her new role.
Palmerlee’s influence can be felt in nearly every aspect of the Heartside community. For more than 20 years, she has fought to advocate for those without a voice.
Palmerlee joined Dégagé 27 years ago, first as a volunteer and then as Executive Director for 23 years. She has shaped Dégagé Ministries into the organization it is today by encouraging staff and volunteers to create and offer programs that first and foremost foster d
Author: Sarah Makuta (ABC) Updated: 6:33 PM EST January 7, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - As Americans make sense of the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, calls from political leaders have emerged for action against President Trump.
The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with removing a president from office based on impairment.
Article 4 of that amendment is the one that people are talking about now and that is what happens when the president isn t in a position to put themselves out of commission even temporarily, explains political science professor John A. Clark of Western Michigan University. The process involves the Vice President, it involves the members of his cabinet so these are people who are close to the president. It s not the other party these are the president s own people who are making the determination that the president is unable to serve as president.
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Law firm Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge elected Michael E. Doversberger, Krista A. Jackson, Ashley C. Quackenbush, Rachael M. Roseman and Ryne J. Takacs as new shareholders with each representing a variety of practice areas.
“The firm is very excited to welcome these attorneys as shareholders,” Smith Haughey CEO Matt Wikander said. “These five have made exceptional contributions to not only their practice areas and groups but to the firm as a whole.”
Doversberger, who is based at the firm’s Holland office, focuses on business, real estate, intellectual property, franchise and employment law. He has experience in the litigation of commercial disputes, contracts and employment claims.