ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Feb. 3, 2022) – An effort to bring more people to Zeeland south of the highway that splits that community could get a boost this evening.
During the monthly Zeeland Planning Commission meeting, the owner of the former Christian Labor Association building off of Business 196 will be asking to have the property rezoned from office/personal services to a highway commercial district. This is in advance of a proposed ice cream shop for the lower level to be operated by the owners of House of Flavors in Ludington. Zeeland Mayor Kevin Klynstra welcomes this initiative.
“The main floor will be offices, and the bottom part of it is going to be an ice cream shop,” Klynstra said on “WHTC Talk of the Town” during his monthly appearance on Tuesday, “which I think is going to be kinda cool. It’s close to our Timbertown, and Royal Park residents will have a place to walk to or ride to for ice cream in the evening.
“It’s going to be more than just ice cream. They plan on having a park-like setting there, and they are planning on having some entertainment in the evenings there every so often.”
If the zoning request is approved, the City Council will need to endorse it before renovation of the building to accomodate the ice cream shop can go forward. The planning commission meets at 5:45 PM tonight in Council Chambers at Zeeland City Hall.
