The same numbskulls running the City who continue to defy the FIOA laws are again trying to alter the West end of Ludington Ave. They just won't give up. They continue to try and waste the taxpayers money. 

"A proposal to make major changes to the west end of Ludington Avenue is scheduled to come back to the Ludington City Council Monday and the council could set public hearings in March to learn reactions of residents to the idea of seeking grant money from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to pay for those changes.

The council has discussed the issue many times in the past and has sought grant money for the work, with the hope this might be the year the work is funded.

One phase of the project that has been planned for several years is building a concrete walkway along the beach in front of the dune between the Ludington North Breakwater and the west end of Ludington Avenue, where the pavement ends, plus a portion of the promenade area where the avenue ends.

Another idea the council has discussed in the past would close off the westernmost block of the street to vehicles and pave it with bricks, add short shrubs and create a paved area where tents could be erected and parties held."

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Shinblind. WOW! I hope nobody decides to do any of those Ideas. That's nuts

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I will tell you what is nuts, James Street Plaza ver. 3.0  how many times are they going to try to polish this turd. 

It would replace the 36 parking spaces in the 2 block downtown area with 150 parking spaces.

Traffic would flow smother. Three stop lights for Ludington should be a CW song not the joke it is.

You would end up with an actual pedestrian area that would that would lead to something better than a parking lot.

The cost to the DDA would be minimal for the returns. 

There would be the potential to expand the concept for an additional 2 or 3 blocks should the need ever arise.

The area south of Ludington  Ave. between Rath and James could be developed to it's potential.

What is nuts stump is ignoring fundamental flaws in the layout of the area and not trying to improve them.

City Council- Parks Committee meeting today, 3:30 at city hall.

If anybody goes, take notes and let the rest of us know what happened.

Did anybody make it to this meeting? It's time conflicted with my work... like most I suspect.

As we know the City of Ludington will soon be destroying the Ludington Ave. west end beach in order to install some frivolous improvements. During the recent winds a few weeks ago I took some pictures of what the beach looks like when the wind pushes a storm surge up over the sand. Does anyone think that the City will not build a sea wall to keep the water from damaging the project they intend to build. The seawall will forever destroy this beautiful bathing area. This beach is a haven for swimmers seeking calmer waters when the wind is not directly out of the west, which it was in these pictures. Parents feel much safer having their children swimming here than at the main beach where rip currents can cause drownings.

Rough surf and water surge at Ludington ave. west end beach [12-5-17]

Water surge during wind storm at Ludington ave. west end beach [12-5-17]

Thanks Willy, your very pics. here exactly depict the threats in that area that needed to be reviewed BEFORE the DNR made a decision to fund this with grants. The money hasn't been sent yet, maybe you should submit these pics. for their late review, and hope that gets them back in their seats to look at this again, thanks.

The original plans for putting in the 10' wide walkway on the waterfront between the breakwater and 'West end' of Ludington Avenue called for the removal of the beach, to be replaced by seawall and/or rocks to protect beach erosion.  I can't tell you how often this last summer alone that I walked down this section of the beach to get to and from the breakwater.  It would be much less meaningful to me and many others to walk this way without walking along the water's edge, it would displace all those who often use this sheltered cove with typically warmer and calmer water to go to either the Buttersville peninsula or the state park.  

So beautiful there! Sure wish that people would stand up and voice a yes or no at Mondays meeting about Shay! I'm leaning toward no and hire me!

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