HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 12, 2023) – Another step in the reshaping of the Lake Macatawa shoreline in Holland could be taken next week.
During last night’s work-study session, City Council members looked at the latest developments in the Waterfront Holland project. Geenen DeKock Properties has proposed building hotels, a cruise ship marina, mixed use buildings and public waterfront access at the Verplank Dock site off of West 8th Street, adjacent to Boatwerks Restaurant. To do this, a proposed land swap of the site with the publicly-owned DeYoung power plant site off of Pine Avenue, which would then house the Verplank Dock facilities, would need to become reality, and under the city charter, such a transaction needs voter approval by no less than a 60 percent margin. Should that approval come, GDK officials say that the project would take about five years to complete, with an annual economic impact of 20 million dollars forecasted.
Council was briefed on the proposed ballot language for the land transfer, with a vote on approving that set for next Wednesday in order to meet a February 1st deadline for having the matter on the May 2nd election ballot.
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