[CPEO-BIF] Harbor 31, Muskegon, Michigan to be off grid

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Harbor 31 reimagines Muskegon waterfront from industrial to green

By Deborah Johnson Wood
Rapid Growth (MI)
October 16, 2008

Muskegon's former Edison Landing, now known as Harbor 31, is 34 acres of 
Brownfield redevelopment along Muskegon Lake at the end of Terrace 
Street, with the potential for $100 million to $200 million worth of 
green, sustainable development. The owner, Grand Rapids-based True 
North, is marketing that potential nationally and is prepared to wait 
for the right developers with the right vision - green and self-sustainable.

This potential is based on the ability to use the land surrounding 
GVSU's MAREC, VidaNova Condominiums and Parmenter O'Toole to create a 
place for people to live, work and play, says True North's Dan 
Henrickson. He sees an opportunity to promote the entertainment aspect 
of the waterfront, including some 100 boat slips, a possible casino, 
hotel, restaurants and residential.

"We want the entire development to be off the grid," Henrickson says. 
"MAREC is basically an alternative energy power plant and has the 
potential to power the whole site."

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For the entire article, see 
http://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/developmentnews/hrbr311016.aspx

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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