New Gorgeous RV Resort Park/Campground
I said I would post when the new RV park was opened so here it is! GOOGLE: Eastpointe RV Resort Grand Haven For full info and details. It now has several pics of the resort posted. No tent ca...
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DUH!
Tax money (6% sales tax) collected from visitors and/or residents goes directly to Lansing to the general fund (the capitol of Michigan). Not one dime stays in our area!
Property taxes do stay in our area but are only collected from PROPERTY TAXES on property actually owned here. Sure doesn't come from visitors!!!
Money spent on CG's, restaurants, groceries, fuel, etc does benefit local merchants some and why their business is even here and operating but how is that different than when the same is spent in a visitor's own home town? Still need groceries, fuel, will use the restaurants, etc, and may or not have CG's or anything to attract visitors to start with.
A little enlightening for some of you posters: Thriving business operations and residentials sections and a local economy created by being a very popular visited area increases property values greatly so the taxable value is also greatly increased and raises property taxes paid. It certainly does NOT lowwer them! Our Downtown business area has an occupancy rate of 98% to 100% annually and is very solid, stable, clean, upbeat, friendly, extremely safe, with so much FREE parking all over the Downtown area. The entire Downtown area has heated sidewalks and streets also so no snow or ice in winter or shoveling or piles or hauling away. Parking lots are kept clear also. A thriving Downtown as those who have been here already know this! Do it right and "they" will come and "they" sure do but only during 12 months of the year! The 7 million visitors each year may not agree with some of the comments posted here by some!
One motto saying often on a downtown marquee in winter for several years says: "Come heat your feet in Downtown Grand Haven". Most of the stores Downtown are also linked together with inside wall doorways so you can go directly from stores to stores without even going outside. Also has clean heated well maintained flushing toilet buildings (most are tiled) for the public. 11 of them around town! One has 7 tiolets each in the mens and womens side
That's a big double/triple/quadruple/etc winner and is so well liked by the customers! How many of you doubting Toms and non-thinking posters can say these things about your hometown's Downtown business climate??? Anyone??? Most Downtown areas have gobs of vacant and or rundown buildings in their Downtowns in the USA.
Any more BRIGHT IDEAS?
Tax money (6% sales tax) collected from visitors and/or residents goes directly to Lansing to the general fund (the capitol of Michigan). Not one dime stays in our area!
Property taxes do stay in our area but are only collected from PROPERTY TAXES on property actually owned here. Sure doesn't come from visitors!!!
Money spent on CG's, restaurants, groceries, fuel, etc does benefit local merchants some and why their business is even here and operating but how is that different than when the same is spent in a visitor's own home town? Still need groceries, fuel, will use the restaurants, etc, and may or not have CG's or anything to attract visitors to start with.
A little enlightening for some of you posters: Thriving business operations and residentials sections and a local economy created by being a very popular visited area increases property values greatly so the taxable value is also greatly increased and raises property taxes paid. It certainly does NOT lowwer them! Our Downtown business area has an occupancy rate of 98% to 100% annually and is very solid, stable, clean, upbeat, friendly, extremely safe, with so much FREE parking all over the Downtown area. The entire Downtown area has heated sidewalks and streets also so no snow or ice in winter or shoveling or piles or hauling away. Parking lots are kept clear also. A thriving Downtown as those who have been here already know this! Do it right and "they" will come and "they" sure do but only during 12 months of the year! The 7 million visitors each year may not agree with some of the comments posted here by some!
One motto saying often on a downtown marquee in winter for several years says: "Come heat your feet in Downtown Grand Haven". Most of the stores Downtown are also linked together with inside wall doorways so you can go directly from stores to stores without even going outside. Also has clean heated well maintained flushing toilet buildings (most are tiled) for the public. 11 of them around town! One has 7 tiolets each in the mens and womens side
That's a big double/triple/quadruple/etc winner and is so well liked by the customers! How many of you doubting Toms and non-thinking posters can say these things about your hometown's Downtown business climate??? Anyone??? Most Downtown areas have gobs of vacant and or rundown buildings in their Downtowns in the USA.
Any more BRIGHT IDEAS?
