10.15.07
HARSENS ISLAND: Residents oppose condo development
Nearly 30 Clay Township residents spoke out at public hearing last week on a plan to build condominiums on Harsens Island.
And none of them were happy.
Their concerns about the proposed $170-million, 380-acre development proposed by Grande Pointe Development range from a possible negative impact on the island's ecosystem to traffic congestion to space on the ferry that is the island's connection to the mainland.
More than 200 people attended the hearing before the planning commission.
Norm Rhodes, a member of the advocacy group Citizens for Responsible Development of Harsens Island, said the township should not treat the developer differently than residents.
Grande Pointe Development LLC is managed by casino developer Michael Malik.
Dorothy Deboyer, chairwoman of the commission, said it would take public opinion into consideration, but that it can't be the sole factor in the township's decision to approve or reject the project.
The commission is to discuss the proposal again at its Nov. 14 meeting.
Compiled by Bill Laitner, Korie Wilkins, the Associated Press and Gannett News Service.
Nearly 30 Clay Township residents spoke out at public hearing last week on a plan to build condominiums on Harsens Island.
And none of them were happy.
Their concerns about the proposed $170-million, 380-acre development proposed by Grande Pointe Development range from a possible negative impact on the island's ecosystem to traffic congestion to space on the ferry that is the island's connection to the mainland.
More than 200 people attended the hearing before the planning commission.
Norm Rhodes, a member of the advocacy group Citizens for Responsible Development of Harsens Island, said the township should not treat the developer differently than residents.
Grande Pointe Development LLC is managed by casino developer Michael Malik.
Dorothy Deboyer, chairwoman of the commission, said it would take public opinion into consideration, but that it can't be the sole factor in the township's decision to approve or reject the project.
The commission is to discuss the proposal again at its Nov. 14 meeting.
Compiled by Bill Laitner, Korie Wilkins, the Associated Press and Gannett News Service.
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