Two weeks ago the company laid off nearly half of its work force. In Cadillac, all 230 people temporarily laid off in recent weeks from Avon Automotive are back to work, though about 50 people remain laid off indefinitely from the plant. Some business leaders say creating additional accommodations for summer boat traffic in Round Lake, which connects to both Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan, is long overdue and will help the downtown economy. Docks would extend as far as 400 feet into Round Lake. The marina currently has 34 slips and docks that extend only 75 feet into the lake.
None is able to accommodate large boats.
Hovey and Associates of Dewit had asked the city for permission to pay 4 percent of its rental revenues in lieu of property taxes for a 24-unit senior housing project on Huron Street. Along with not giving up tax revenue and concerns that seniors would not want to live in the type of housing proposed, McNeil said the city council also did not want to give tax relief for land that could be prime property for commercial development. The commission agreed to fund the remaining 25 percent of costs for the expansion. The improvements to the marina would include adding 41 transient boat slips and a walking pier. He could face up to a year in jail if convicted.