The Elk Rapid Downtown Development Authority will be receiving bids February 9th for the purpose of reconstructing the alley south of Rivers Street between Bridge Street and Cedar Street.  Provided there is an acceptable bid, reconstruction will begin as soon as weather permits and should end in late May or early June.  The project will include the replacement of the sanitary sewer, all utilities will be buried, new asphalt surface with some curb and a few box type street lights.  When complete the project will be similiar to the Noble Street project.  This may well be the last west side DDA project as their tax increment funding will end with the 2007 summer taxes.  I think many will agree that the DDA has done a very good job in improving the central business district.

Hello Elk Rapids

Hello Elk Rapids citizens. 

I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Elk Rapids Village Manager’s blog site.  My primary purpose for initiating this site is to provide to you up todate information in a timely manner.  This blogging business is new to me, so please be patient.  I will make every effort to communicate to you on a daily basis, provided there is pertinent information to be shared.

The Elk Rapids, Parks and Recreation Commission is now in the process of flooding the ice skating rink located next to the police station.  Hopefully the cold weather will continue, so that a good ice base can be built.  The Commission is in need of volunteers to help out.  If you are interested please call the government center at 264-9274 and leave you name and a telephone number with the clerk.

The village staff has received a new application for the Elk Rapids preserve project.  The project will now be called “The Cottages of Elk Rapids”.  Staff members are in the process of reviewing the application and we will also have the village consultants (engineers and planners) review the project. The staff will then inform the applicant of our findings.  The applicant will be required to submit the proposal to the Planning Commission followed by submittal to the Village Council.   More to come on this topic.