The August Policy Board meeting will be held at noon on Monday, August 23rd at Holland City Hall located at 270 South River Avenue, Holland, 49423. The meeting is open to the public. Please check back here for the agenda approximately a week prior to the meeting. To view video recordings of past meetings please visit MacMedia.
August Policy Board Meeting
July 27th, 2010June 2010 Watershed Project Newsletter Available!
July 1st, 2010The June 2010 edition of the Watershed Project newsletter is now available! We hope you enjoy this information packed edition with information on environmentally friendly boating, local Clean Marinas, lake dredging, algae and sediment sampling and the benefits of replacing turf grass with alternative landscaping. If you’d like to be added to our mailing list please send an email with your contact information to info@the-macc.org
Planner Promoted
April 27th, 2010The MACC is pleased to announce the promotion of Elisa Hoekwater to the position of Senior Planner. Elisa has been with the MACC for two years serving in the role of Planner and responsible for the agency’s nonmotorized activities, scenario planning project and numerous other transportation planning efforts.
In her new role Elisa will have additional transportation planning responsibilities including development of the MACC’s Long Range Transportation Plan as well as coordinating the agency’s Clean Air Action! Program. Prior to joining the MACC Elisa worked with the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.
Annual River Clean Up Day Scheduled for April 24th
April 15th, 2010April is the month of Earth Day and this year you can celebrate Earth Day by caring for our local natural resource-Lake Macatawa and the Macatawa River. The Outdoor Discovery Center-Macatawa Greenway is hosting its annual River Clean Up Day on Saturday April 24th from 8:30am-noon. The Macatawa Watershed Project will be providing a pizza lunch for volunteers after the cleanup. To register and learn more please visit http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/icalsw/eventDetail.asp?DID=15949
Hope to see you there!
Watershed Visioning Meeting
March 3rd, 2010The Macatawa Watershed Project (MWP) has been working hard since the late 1990’s to improve the quality of water in Lake Macatawa and the greater watershed. Currently, the MWP is working to revise and update our expired watershed management plan to meet new EPA criteria.
A critical part of the watershed management planning process involves soliciting community wide input and ensuring that the management plan reflects community needs, desires and goals. We consider you and your organization to be an important watershed stakeholder! In that light, please consider joining us for a “Watershed Visioning Meeting” to help us discuss and develop a community vision for the Macatawa Watershed.
Macatawa Watershed Visioning Meeting
Monday, March 29th
8:00am – 12:00pm
Alpenrose Restaurant
4 East 8th Street, Holland
RSVP by March 15th to Mary Fales 616-395-2688 or mfales@the-macc.org
The goal of this meeting is to bring together key community stakeholder groups to review the history of the Macatawa Watershed Project, to learn more about the current status of the Macatawa Watershed and to work together to develop a watershed vision statement. In addition, we will be asking participants to brainstorm major tasks that may need to be accomplished in order to reach our vision in the future. Please see the attached agenda for more information.