EAST'JORDAN PUBLIC LIBRARY PO L'.OX G EA1VI JCuC'AIJ, M I 497 27 CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESS Vol. 103/ No. 46 January 19,1983 25 cents The Harborage withdraws 'B'; modified 'A' ok'd Stunning the Boyne City planning The Smiths said they were relin­ plan A, with a modification. The added breadth, the protective barriers, of you for your fortitude, interest, and change. commission with their unexpected an­ quishing their plan B proposal for western 650 feet of Front Street right of earlier proposed, would be unneces­ time." He said that they had looked at . In response to a question from Carol nouncement, Harborage developers Front Street realignment, rather than way would go about 50 feet in from the sary. And thus the much-cherished the objections brought forward at the Judkins, Smith said there would be Dave and Rick Smith said Monday have the city again divided over a present location. view down the lake would continue to January 11 hearing with both city and landscaping of the beach side area, but evening, "It's not worth it to us to go street change. Thus, as Dave Smith said, there be available to city residents. planning commissioners, and had come only to enhance the site, not to obstruct through this controversy again." They explained they would stay with would be a wider beach area. With the Smith said, "We'd like to thank all Up with the modified plan A. It would, the view. he said, continue the two routes into At the hearing on January 11, city town, avoiding the uphill grade to hall auditorium was filled with resi­ Front Street, on Division Street re­ dents representing both sides of the Smeltania- all systems go! quired in plan B. It would move Front question which at that time was Street three feet higher and thus to a whether or not to accept plan B and put better road bed than it has now. No the phase II condos down on the shore­ additional dwelling units would be built line. on the shore line, although there could At that time, both plan A, with the be one or two low, waterfront service protective fence between the street and buildings. And the promenade would the beach, and plan B with the condos remain on the beacji side of the road. along the shore, obstructed the view of Planning commission chairwoman the lake. Kate Schafer said, "This certainly Another concern expressed was that makes it a lot easier for the planning Front Street's connection with Division commission." But several commission­ in plan B would require incoming ers indicated regret that The Har­ traffic to go uphill. borage would give up 32 shoreline One resident said, "Condos are not units with their high salability, and that good for Boyne City. They are a cancer the city would lose the additional tax on the city's side." His comment was money. followed by a chorus of no's from some Concern had been expressed that of the audience. such a large project might not be City commissioner Thelma Behling entirely successful. said she believed the city should follow "We thought we might see weeds the public advisory vote against street growing up around empty condos the closure. Her plea not to let the matter way they are in other parts of Michi­ divide up the community met with gan," commissioner Greetis said. With scattered but enthusiastic applause. plan B they felt success would have Commissioner Steve Moody said the been much more likely. city had to look at the facts. "Are you Planning commissioner Marv Loding ready to have the city buy some of that said, however, that the new plan A property?" he queried. "Nobody's "had its advantages," relative to the going to win," he concluded, "if we #»• m original plan A, which he had vigorous­ throw barbs at each other." ly supported over plan B. Saying he was there as a citizen, Five commissioners voted to "concur Harvey Varnum challenged the devel­ with Lake Associates' plan to move the opers on integrity. He referred to the westerly portion of Front Street right of introduction of the fencing along the way approximately 50 feet." Commis­ beach and said it had not been part of sioner Mark Kowalske voted no and the original agreement. Tom Greetis abstained. Others liked the idea that the condos Asked by resident Elmer Grain if on the shoreline would be, in plan B, they preferred plan B or their new plan lower by about 12 feet and thus make it A, the developers just shook their possible to see over them from farther heads, avoiding an answer, but pressed up on the hill. Scattered applause for an answer, they confirmed plan B followed these remarks also. It was would still have been much better for mentioned that the condos would also them. serve as a windbreak, protecting the Because of moving Front Street street from drift in winter. inland, plans for the four buildings of Marv Loding reaffirmed that he eight dwellings each will probably have could not go back on the 694 people to be changed. Smith said with the new whose preference for the original plan plan A, the dwelling units would be too A he was representing. Relieving the minds and the worries of the Boyne dry Smeltania committee, the smelt caught that day out of die lake. crowded as they are now planned. Just before the January 11 vote, city Ice finally came to the lake last weekend. By Sunday night, the lake was frozen At 7t00 p.m. the traditional bonfire and warm-up win take place by the At its noon meeting, Tuesday, Jan. commissioner Bill Grimm proposed over and was "making ice" so that the fishermen and their shanties could get out Chamber of Commerce building. AD of the events will be on the tee or nearby die 18, the city commission resolved that it that some new plan might be consi­ on the lake to flah for those elusive smelt. By Tuesday, several shanties were in shore with the exception of the Sixth Annual Avalanche Cross Country Ski Classic was advisable to proceed further with dered—something that actually did place on the three or four Inches the lake had built up. The festival starts which win take place in the Avalanche Mountain preserve just at the edge of the proposed modified plan A and come to pass, in Monday's surprise Saturday, January 29th at 7:00 a.m. with a pancake and sausage breakfast at the town. schedule a hearing on it. This is the announcement. Presbyterian Church, has snowmobile competitions starting at noon, sleigh rides, All activities are open to the public, so come on out and have some fun with aD procedure required by city ordinance. The planning commission voted with radio controlled model airplane and rocket demonstrations, snow sculpture your nieghbors. The hearing will be scheduled as five yeas, two nays, and one abstention contests, bean pot cooking, concessions, and of course, a smelt fishing contest for soon as the legal description of the to recommend realignment of Front street change is complete. Street. No specifics were included. Lake Associates would pay for pav­ At the city commission meeting ing the additional approximately 650 immediately following, the commis­ Sculpturing feature feet of Front Street affected by the new sioners went along with the planners' Who owns what delays plan vote. Some hope was expressed that of EJ Festival concessions could be made, permitting more view of the lake. But nothing was Who owns the land and what is the Depot land. Sorenson new chairman The commission was not certain Celebrating winter in East Jordan, indicated at that time that the road land they own proved to be such the Winter Festival will enliven the could be redesigned for the third time unanswerable questions at the Boyne whether or not the railroad cars were on public or private land. weekend of February 4, 5, and 6. of Bay Planning to resolve concerns like the one expres­ City planning commission meeting that Judy Shea, Chamber of Commerce sed by Carol Judkins. the commission decided to ask for a In addition the city owns the adjacent Robert Sorenson was Harris. The planners are parking lot, and there could be some executive director, said the calendar Harris, who led the "The majority of people I talk to," survey. will be packed with events, some elected chairman of the almost through the task question, the commissioners said, on group through most of of completely revising the she said, are not against Dave and sponsored by the Chamber and some Bay Township Planning The area in question relates to the just where the 115 x 41 feet of Depot the planning on the new zoning act and expect to Rick, but they don't think it's a good by city organizations. Commission Monday Depot Restaurant, offspring of the 1976 property might be drawn. night following the resig­ township zoning plan, have it ready for approval precedent to sacrifice a major arterial And in the midst of the snowmobile railroad auction. The Depot owners, The Truitts wish to preserve the nation of H.G. (Bucky) resigned je to a dif­ by spring. road." Glenn and Lyssa Truitt, wanted the land-marks relating to the railroad days and ski hoopla will be some very still ference with the board. It was these points of view that the planners' view on their using the and integrate them into the city scene.