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Waterfront Holland completes first design charrette

Waterfront Holland completes first design charrette

A team of designers and community representatives have wrapped up the first of two Waterfront Holland design charrettes. This first charrette focused on design concepts for the broader Holland waterfront, and the second charrette in May will offer potential directions...

Waterfront Holland boat tours a success

Waterfront Holland boat tours a success

People across West Michigan braved the cold spike on Saturday, April 13 to view the Holland waterfront from a new perspective. The boat tour event, made possible because of a partnership with 1 Adventure Company, allowed the community to experience the waterfront from...

Waterfront Holland to offer free community boat rides

Waterfront Holland to offer free community boat rides

Waterfront Holland has partnered with 1 Adventure Company, a local water sports rental company, to offer free boat rides on Lake Macatawa. These boat rides will allow the community to experience the waterfront on the water, including views of the urban and natural...

Waterfront Holland Announces Charrette and Presentation Dates

Waterfront Holland Announces Charrette and Presentation Dates

Following a two-day stakeholder workshop earlier this month with subject matter experts, the Waterfront Holland initiative will turn toward hosting two design charrettes. The first charrette on April 15 - 18  will focus on the broader waterfront, while the second...

Waterfront Holland holds Stakeholder Workshop

Waterfront Holland holds Stakeholder Workshop

This week, Waterfront Holland held a two-day stakeholder workshop for subject matter experts to come together and begin refining the vision for our future waterfront. In a series of focus group discussions, the Waterfront Holland team engaged stakeholders with the...

What’s Next for Waterfront Holland

What’s Next for Waterfront Holland

Preparation is underway for the future of Waterfront Holland. We continue to build on your feedback, and the next step is a closed series of stakeholder workshops led by local subject matter experts. These workshops will help create a frame for upcoming design...

Survey Closure

Survey Closure

As the first phase of community engagement comes to a close, we have officially closed our website's Public Feedback Survey collector as of Jan 1, 2019. We're extremely thankful and excited by the public input we've received so far! And, we are in the process of using...

Facilitated Visioning Event video now available

Facilitated Visioning Event video now available

Last week's Waterfront Holland Facilitated Visioning Event at Holland Civic Center Place gave over 200 community members an opportunity to hear a presentation featuring public feedback about the future of the Holland waterfront. With over 2,000 ideas and surveys from...

About 200 attend Facilitated Visioning Event

About 200 attend Facilitated Visioning Event

Over 200 community members attended the Waterfront Holland Facilitated Visioning Event at Holland Civic Center Place on Thursday, Dec. 13 to hear a presentation of the public feedback received so far about the future of the local waterfront. The event was held...