Senior Housing Listening Sessions Announced

City Manager Nate Heffron is announcing a series of Senior Housing Listening Sessions that will be held at the Negaunee Senior Center. These sessions are designed to provide information and answer questions concerning a recently rezoned parcel of land near the area known as old town.

City staff will be recommending senior housing for the use for this property. According to the latest Target Market Analysis report by LandUseUSA, 47% of existing homeowners in Marquette County are above the age of 60, with renters in that same age group at 27%. These sessions will be critically important to engage with community members and solicit comments/suggestions from seniors on their housing needs. This information will be used for future senior housing projects.

“Anyone can attend these sessions; however, we will be primarily looking for interactions with our senior population to assess their housing needs here in Negaunee”, City Manager Nate Heffron said.

Housing development and senior housing have both been identified as goals under the Negaunee Master Plan. “Should the city be successful in attracting a developer for senior housing, this will allow us a two-for-one deal. Seniors can then move out of their existing homes to new housing “downsizing”, opening their former homes to new families for purchase”, Heffron said.

Heffron has indicated there is no developer in mind, but this is part of open and transparent process the city is taking for a possible development.

Listening session will be held on April 23, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., April 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 730 p.m., May 14 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and May 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Each session will be held at the Senior Center, located at 410 Jackson Street, Negaunee.

Those wishing to learn more about the rezoned property can visit here.

Questions concerning this release may be directed to the attention of the City Manager, Nate Heffron at (906) 475-7700 ext. 11.