The Elmwood Township marina closed for the season about a month ago. But while the boaters are now gone, marina staff and contractors are still hard at work on marina improvements despite the winter storms, including building a new boater’s pavilion, raising a seawall, and parking lot expansions.
These are the final parts of a multi-phase marina project that has been 20 years in the making. Jeff Shaw, who served on the marina committee prior to becoming Elmwood Township supervisor in 2016, said the project’s three phases are meant to improve all the marina’s shoreside amenities, excluding the docks.
The project costs about $6 million in total, Shaw said, about half of which is from the stillongoing phase III of improvements. A large amount is being paid through grants, including 50% matches through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Waterways Program.
