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LATEST · JUL 19
July 30th 5:30 pm Special Planning Commissioners Meeting
Planning & zoning10

Building heights, the zoning code, site plans and the Planning Commission.

LATEST · JUL 19
July 30th 5:30 pm Special Planning Commissioners Meeting
Elections1

City elections, ballot questions and the 2026 council and mayor races.

LATEST · OCT 8
Absentee Ballot Alert
Downtown & DDA1

Main Street, the streetscape plan and what the DDA spends.

LATEST · JUL 10
DDA Streetscape Meeting: July 8 Recap
City Hall7

Council votes, the city manager search and the budget.

LATEST · FEB 5
Who gets to decide the future of Harbor Springs—and how?
Housing & home rule2

Rentals, housing policy and Lansing's push on local zoning.

LATEST · JUN 16
Council Recap: A Rental Rule the City Says It Can’t Enforce, and the Bigger Question of Who Decides
Community1

Events, the food bank and the people who make the town.

LATEST · NOV 2
Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry: Urgent Need
Letters & press0

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7 stories in City Hall · MeetingsClear filters
City Hall · 3 min read

Who gets to decide the future of Harbor Springs—and how?

Dear Friends, So I asked around and spoke with several writers and asked If we strip away all the specifics we have written about Harbor Springs—zoning tables, ARC thresholds, parking ratios, PDs, consultants, memos, timelines—what have you hear is the one question underneath everything, it’s this:

By Karin Offield · Feb 5, 2026