Save Jean Klock Park
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Gated Communities
- In a presentation flip chart dated October 18, 2006, Harbor
Shores lays out their strategy for the so called improvements
and expansion of Jean Klock Park.
Parcel C, one of the mitigated/swapped parcels for JKP's
parkland is located on the north side of the Paw Paw River
and in Benton Township, not the City of Benton Harbor. This
replacement of lost parkland would be a 50 foot wide strip of
land that is described as "ideal for a high end gated
community." JKP's parkland would be replaced with land that
would mainly be utilized by new homeowners of a privately
gated community outside of Benton Harbor's city limits. How
does that benefit the citizens of Benton Harbor?
Parcel C
In the golf course/lease agreement between the city and
Harbor Shores is a section that outlines the terms in the
agreement for "Private Roads." Properties to be sold along
private roads will be the responsibility of the "Private Road
Owners." This agreement screams gated communities,
something the residents of Benton Harbor are strongly
opposed to.
Private Roads
Recently the community was invited to join a tour of the
project area to ask questions about the Harbor Shores project.
We were told prior to the tour that Tony McGhee, vice
president of physical development for Cornerstone Alliance,
who conducted the tour could, and would, answer any
questions we had.
Mr McGhee was asked twice by a member of our
organization about these private roads and quoted from the
golf course agreement. He claimed he had no knowledge of
any private roads. As vice president of physical development
we find it hard to believe that he was unaware of private roads
within the development. Could it be that future gated
communities are not being disclosed by Harbor Shores along
with the numerous other cases of 'Nondisclosure'?