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Due to construction, parking is very limited! There is NO OVERFLOW parking available at the Community Center, so please make alternative parking arrangements if you have more than 2 vehicles and/or a boat/trailer/RV/camper. Each unit is allowed only 2 vehicles, NO EXCEPTIONS. Overnight parking is available behind the City of Harbor Springs Police Station at a cost of $5/night which can be used for up to 14 nights. You must call the Harbor Springs Police Department at 231-526-6211 to arrange this. There is also a carpool parking lot at the top of the hill by the Pleasantview/M-119 traffic light. If …

From the Manager: The foundation crew has been working hard this week and we now have walls! The foam block you see in the photos will get cement poured in the center and the forms will then stay in place. This provides for insulation on both inside and outside of the cement, which Emmet County requires. This also allows for the cement to be poured even though we are facing some colder temperatures next week. Regarding the topic of PARKING (overflow AND boat parking), it has been determined that until further notice, the parking area at the Community Center is …

From the manager: As you can see, the excavators are moving along! The first three photos show how much land they have moved this week. The last picture was just me  sharing some colors with those not up here! The Beach House remains open for this weekend and will be closed for the season starting on MONDAY. Please be sure all items are removed from the beach by Sunday night. Anything left will be removed and discarded. The office (Lora’s, not NME) will be closed on Friday, October 28, 2022 (in addition to the regular closed days of Wednesday and …

From the Manager: Good afternoon! I hope everyone is able to get out and enjoy the sunshine and warmer Fall days this weekend. UPDATES Beach House Close date = Monday, October 24, 2022 Please also have ALL items off of the Beach and all boats and trailers out of the Community Center parking lot by same date. Community Center Building rebuild update: The Community Properties Board of Directors has successfully secured financing with First Community Bank in Harbor Springs. We are currently awaiting a permit from the building department, which is coming next week. We anticipate breaking ground the following week. …

From the Manager: The Outdoor Pool is now CLOSED for the season. It will be winterized Thursday 9/15. There are still 3 tables on the picnic deck and we have moved several chaise lounge chairs onto same deck for sunbathing – in case of nice weather! The Beach house will still be opened (weather dependent) until later in October (exact date to be announced). Thank you, Lora

View Architect’s Preliminary Plan At the Harbor Cove Community Properties’ (HCCP) annual meeting held on July 2, preliminary plans for the new pool building were revealed. While plans aren’t final, in a nutshell they are as follows: Building will be approximately 6,500 sf, slightly larger than the old building. Plans include an office, locker rooms, indoor pool and hot tub and community room. There will be no sauna. A small kitchenette will include residential appliances, but no range. A range would make it a commercial kitchen requiring a $20k commercial hood vent. Improved dehumidification system. Electric vehicle parking stations. Timeline: …

Updates will be posted here as they become available. As of 4/8/22 there is no anticipated date for construction of a new indoor pool, and there definitely will not be one for the summer of 2022. Demolition is complete, and the board is currently interviewing architects and builders. Soon a survey will go out to the owners; for the HCTS units it will go to the HCTS board for completion. After that plans will be developed. Lora reports that, though they usually don’t open the outdoor pool until the second week in June, under the circumstances this year they plan …

The indoor pool building experienced a fire on February 10, 2022 and was a total loss. As such, there will be no indoor pool available until further notice. Fortunately nobody was injured in the blaze. When there is more to report, we will post information here.

From the Manager: Due to limited space, the parking of trailers and boats WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED. The ONLY PARKING OF BOATS AND TRAILERS WILL BE IN THE TEN (10) SPOTS ON THE NORTH END OF THE PARKING LOT. THESE WILL BE ASSIGNED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. If an owner is interested in reserving a spot, please send Lora an email at lora@harborcovehs.com and she will forward an application. No completed applications/fees will be accepted prior to April 1, 2022. The parking spot will be assigned and any item in the spot must be registered and …