First off, I am in favor of the development of the area in Gaslight. However, after spending a few hours at redone Manhattan Park I found myself wishing this was in a more central part of the city. It is beautiful and something similar (probably not as large) near the heart of the community would […]
If you go to Europe, especially places in Spain, France, Italy, many of the towns and cities have plazas or piazzas where people can gather, eat outdoors, listen to a street musician and just enjoy meeting each other. I always thought that is what should have been done with the area where the fountain is.
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Gaslight needs casual affordable healthy food options. There is a social district but no place to sit- make the fountain area pedestrian free with tables and be able to have music or events. DW shopping plaza is run down. My family rarely spends money in Gaslight because the food is either too expensive or poor
Retired baby boomers have an outsized voice because they have time to attend meetings. America needs more affordable housing and EGR will benefit from a bigger tax base. Gaslight Village businesses will benefit from more EGR residents and increased foot traffic. I’m cool if there isn’t always an available parking space exactly where I want
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I truly believe that the area in question is long overdue for development with near immediate action. However, I believe that the offering is oversized for the area, both in building height and density. Another concern I have is that over two decades have passed with little or no action from the previous attempt –
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My family has lived in EGR for 55 tears.. I oppose the proposed Gaslight Village Development plan currently before the EGR City Commission because it will massively unnecessarily transform EGR from a small Village to an urban city.. This proposed development does not fit the charm and charisma of EGR nor does it meet the
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I have been an EGR resident for 45+ years, and my family has been residents for multiple generations. I’’m for the development of the old Ramona business park, however the current depictions of plans do not fit the East Grand Rapids charm. This seems more like a money grab from investors that do not have
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Not to the scope and size.being offered. Should not be higher than 3 stories, need variety of businesses, adequate parking and safe traffic flow. Do not feel these are being addressed. We are not an urban area, but a family community. I love walking in our town, but with increased density and lack of green
For development of business district, but Read More »
Unquestionably, the property is an eyesore and has been for years. The proposed general direction is excellent with the exception of the proposed seven story building. It’s overkill and would beout of character. As 45 year one-home residents of East, my wife, and I would like to remain in the community, ideally in a manageable
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I would like to better understand the scale of the project and what the building height will do to the skyline of EGR. We need to see alternate, street-level views of these proposals to get a better understanding of layout and development. Currently, the 4 design proposals are all variations of parking/D&W organizations, but none
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