“This would help support the medical cannabis industries that have already been approved, and you would reflect the will of the voters.”Īfter a number of pointed questions from Mayor Catherine McNally regarding Bartley’s employment and who he represents, Councilman Ryan Cummins stepped in. “I strongly urge you as a council to vote yes on adult-use cannabis in the city of Grand Haven,” Bartley said. Bartley identified himself as a former planner for the city of Grand Rapids who helped to issue the medical marijuana ordinance there, and is now a consultant who works with the marijuana industry in Michigan. Video of the interaction can be viewed on the city’s Facebook page.Įarlier in the meeting, sparks began to fly between members of the council when Landon Bartley from Grand Rapids spoke to the council on the topic of marijuana. In response, McLaughlin can be heard muttering to Fritz, “What a piece of s- you are.” “I’ll have to go with the flow, even though my vote wasn’t bought,” he said. After accepting and winning the election, such council member wanted to fast-track this through. But we have a council member who accepted money from an individual who is the owner of a marijuana facility, business, who would benefit from the change we’re having here. “That’s what you’re elected for is to do the right thing. McLaughlin has said publicly that the $500 did not “buy” his vote on this or any other issue. While running for council, McLaughlin accepted a $500 campaign donation from the co-owner of the New Standard medical marijuana dispensary, Aaron Smith. Fritz said he felt McLaughlin should recuse himself from the vote. Longtime Councilman Mike Fritz let it be known he took issue with Councilman Kevin McLaughlin participating in the discussion. Tribune Lofts plans to provide workforce housing rental rates for households earning 80-100 percent of the Ottawa County area median income, according to plans filed with the MEDC.GRAND HAVEN - A vote Monday night to approve the first reading of a pair of ordinance amendments related to recreational marijuana led to one Grand Haven city councilman accusing another of selling his vote. The newspaper is currently located at 700 Washington Ave.
The Grand Haven Tribune operated from offices on the half-acre property from the 1940s through 2014, when operations ended there and the building was left vacant. serves as the general contractor on the project while Ghafari Associates LLC serves as the designer. … The development contributes to a traditionally dense mixed-use area and includes multi-story elements.”Ī Cherette Group representative was unavailable to comment today. The project will increase the density of the area and promote walkability by replacing the existing one-story vacant commercial building with a multi-story residential building. “Housing of all types is in short supply in Ottawa County and this project will add year-round residential units in Grand Haven. “This project is a high priority for the City of Grand Haven,” according to the MEDC briefing memo. Development plans include demolishing the existing building to make way for the five-story building with four stories of apartments and integrated parking on the ground level. State officials supported the project because it will help revitalize a currently vacant parcel in the city’s downtown.
The project also received $305,000 in local brownfield tax increment financing.Īccording to an MEDC briefing memo, “the project would not proceed” without the $750,000 state grant after construction “costs had risen significantly” based on updated bids. The MEDC backed the project in late September with a $750,000 Michigan Community Revitalization Program grant. The Grand Haven project is owned by The Tribune Lofts LLC, which includes ownership interests by Cherette Group, Osteopathic Foundation of West Michigan and seven family trusts, according to documents provided by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. PMG also owns the Herald-Palladium in St. The Cherette Group purchased the former newspaper property in November 2020 for $750,000 from Paxton Media Group, which bought the newspaper in 2019 from Sandusky Newspapers. The developer and local officials held a groundbreaking on Monday for the planned five-story, 47,203-square-foot building. GRAND HAVEN - Construction has started on a $12.4 million, 39-unit apartment complex on downtown Grand Haven property that for decades housed the Grand Haven Tribune.Ĭherette Group LLC, a Grand Haven-based real estate development firm, is leading the Tribune Lofts project at 101 N.
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