MONTAGUE — After almost a year of preparing and attempting to create a social district in downtown Montague, the City of Montague has officially announced the opening date of their social district.
The social district will open Monday, April 1. Participating restaurants include North Grove Brewers, Sawyers Brewing Company, The Book Nook and Java Shop, and Jimmy’s Pub. Although the City of Montague has granted these restaurants permission to begin participating April 1, some restaurants may wait until the weather gets warmer to participate.
Also at Monday’s meeting, city manager Jeff Auch shared that the Muskegon Sportfishing Association has donated $5,000 to the fish-cleaning station upgrade. The upgrades are estimated to be completed by May 1.
In an effort to save paper and become more eco-friendly, the city council will be issued Google Chromebooks soon, rather than the monthly printed council packets. The idea was initially proposed at January’s city council meeting. Mayor Tom Lohman offered the idea of a “trial run,” with one Chromebook to see how it works and if council members like it. Although the proposal received support from numerous council members, including Lisa Kiel, Ken Mahoney and Laura LaGuire, others were skeptical and said they like taking notes on the paper packets.
Council members are not required to use the Chromebooks, but they will become available for those wishing to participate.
