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GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) – Memorial Day won’t be spent strolling the historic south pier in Grand Haven.
It has been shut down for renovations and the longtime steel catwalk is also gone.
The Grand Haven pier and catwalk are synonymous with the West Michigan beach for many visitors. But if the city does not reach its fundraising goal in the next few weeks, the pier will reopen without the longtime steel fixture back on top of it.
Pat McGinnis, the city manager, explained that the pier will definitely reopen around August or September. He explained that major renovations have not been made to the pier since the 1950’s.
Unlike the catwalk upgrades, the work on the pier is federally funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
“The city doesn’t have any taxpayer dollars to put towards this,” the city manager explained. “This is 100% private philanthropy. These are people like you and I giving as low as $5 donations up to $100,000 donations.”
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