IN A DECISION THAT may have surprised some, but not many, the Marquette Planning commission has denied a local developer’s application for a Special Land Use Permit to build a 4-story hotel, just off Lakeshore Boulevard, across from Picnic Rocks. The action took place before a packed house Tuesday night in the ... Continue Reading
Attorney General’s Office Offers (No) Opinion
In what seems like a surprisingly quick response to State Representative Sara Cambensy’s request for an investigation into the former hospital property project being engineered by the NMU Foundation, the Attorney General’s office has weighed in with a letter to Cambensy in which they indicate they aren’t going to ... Continue Reading
Things that make you go… grrr! And another restaurant?
UPDATING LAST WEEK'S ARTICLE about the proposed hotel project near Picnic Rocks on Lakeshore Boulevard... Apparently the mechanism by which such projects are approved or denied does not include our city commission. The Planning Commission, an appointed board, is the governing body that will rule on a developer’s ... Continue Reading
Under the Influence… Hotels and Spaceports
THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN'T fight city hall might be put to the test with a couple upcoming projects, notably the proposed hotel on Lakeshore Boulevard, and the more deliberative Spaceport project at Granot Loma. First, we should acknowledge that we don’t actually know how “city hall” feels about either of these ... Continue Reading
Best Buy Bought • Hospital Property Cont… • Music at Lakenenland
Not an Olive Garden YES, THE FORMER Best Buy building is going to be repurposed. But no, much to the chagrin of the rumor mill crowd, it’s not going to be an Olive Garden. The building has been purchased by Sarah and Jordan Wolfenberg of Iron Mountain. They already own a couple other area businesses and are expanding ... Continue Reading