OUR NEXT WINTER PROJECT!
It is time to rewrite the code! Get involved!
What’s Next?
As the yard signs have come down and the porch canvases have gone up, those of us who live here full-time are once again tasked with writing a zoning code. The job of building community is always worthwhile. We have been provided another opportunity to bring people together. It is important we seize the chance to add more light and less heat. The Planning Commission has taken some great first steps in pursuing that cause.
The effort to restore civility, however, cannot be passive. Those of us who want our community to mend its wounds will need to do everything we can to resist normalizing the behavior of entitlement.
So, we need to do our part! Let’s get involved. Go to the meetings. Support our neighbors and one another. Let’s demonstrate what a special community we are.
The zoning issue will be resolved. Smart and dedicated neighbors are working on it and they will find a path forward. What is more in doubt is whether we can rebuild our faith in one another and our civic institutions. It will take hard work, but I know we can do it!
Let’s Move Forward Harbor Springs.
Interested in how in the heck we got here? Take 5 minutes to listen to or read a report from Interlochen Public Radio about the zoning code choice facing Harbor Springs.
The short version of why we are doing all this:
Earlier this year, the Harbor Springs City Council adopted a new zoning code. The new code was a result of more than two years of work by city residents who volunteered their time and talent to reviewing zoning policies that were last updated in 2005. After more than 30 public meetings and lots of listening and compromise, the new zoning code was approved unanimously by the City Council. On November 5, 2025 by a vote of 478 to 404 the new zoning code was repealed.
Who are we?
We are just some voters in Harbor Springs who, like many others, decided to do out part to help the town we love.
It is up to all of us to stand up for the work our neighbors have done on the new zoning code. They have our support.
Since launching this effort the outpouring of kindness and community spirit has been humbling. Thank you.
To be clear: We are not elected to anything, we are not on Planning and Zoning, we are just normal people who trust the work our friends and neighbors did on the new zoning code and love Harbor Springs too.
Who is responsible for this website?
You can read all about the guy who is responsible for this site on the Nubbins Blog!
We are trying to be respectful, if not a bit tongue-in-cheek. But, we decided it is not all the city’s responsibility to stand up for the work our neighbors have done on the new zoning code. They have support and should get to hear that.
How can we trust what is on this website?
It’s on the internet, so it must be true, right? We have done our best to do our research. We have not doctored photos or exaggerated. We have stuck to what the new code says in its plain text and focused on countering disinformation mailed to our homes.
We have pulled this information together in good faith. If something is factually wrong send us an email and we will acknowledge the error and fix it: weloveharborspringstoo@gmail.com
If you just disagree, that’s okay too. Reasonable people can disagree. Just don’t make it personal. Ugly is not the Harbor Springs way.