Local meeting primer: Three Rivers City Commission
Tonight’s agenda includes a public hearing on Brownfield Redevelopment Plan #7, which was scheduled in a narrow vote earlier this month.
The Three Rivers City Commission will meet tonight, Tuesday, at 6 p.m. Scheduled business as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday includes a public hearing on Brownfield Redevelopment Plan #7.
Earlier this month, commissioners voted 4-3 to hold the hearing. The plan concerns Allen Edwin Homes’ intended housing development at 611 Coolidge Place.
Tonight’s meeting will take place at Three Rivers City Hall, 333 W. Michigan Ave. Its agenda can be found below.
For a full accounting of the agenda, visit the city’s website.
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