Elmwood Township’s 20-yearlong, multi-phase marina improvement project will finally be completed this year. And at the township board’s regular meeting Monday, officials began discussing what they should do next.
Harbormaster Dan Jenuwine presented at least three options. They could stop here, with a cumulative $6 million in improvements. Or they could add more docks to meet the high demand in the area. Jenuwine says there are 1,500 people on waiting lists across Grand Traverse Bay’s six marinas, and the costs of expansion would be earned back in just four to four-and-a-half years.
And finally, Jenuwine suggested they could even sell the marina to an outside entity. He noted that most slip holders don’t reside in the township, and the board may want to “redeploy their money to better service the needs of township residents.”
