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315 stories on the decisions that shape Harbor Springs. Pick a beat, or narrow by kind of story and year.

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All stories52

Everything we've published, newest first.

LATEST · DEC 28
Planned Development to Preserve & Protect
Planning & zoning13

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

LATEST · DEC 28
Planned Development to Preserve & Protect
Elections4

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

LATEST · OCT 23
Election Matters - Please Vote!
Downtown & DDA0

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

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City Hall30

Council votes, the city manager search and the budget.

LATEST · NOV 30
Rust to Judgement
Housing & home rule2

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

LATEST · SEP 7
Harbor Springs: Playing Defense on National Housing Policy
Community0

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

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Letters & press3

Letters, editorials and how other papers covered us.

LATEST · SEP 20
Op-Ed: Harbor-Blue Lampposts and the Cost of Closed-Door Planning
13 stories in Planning & zoning · 2025 · tagged City CouncilClear filters
Planning & zoning · 8 min read

Planned Development to Preserve & Protect

There is no eraser once zoning is adopted

By We Love Harbor Springs (Substack) · Dec 28, 2025