On Monday night, Howe’s Planning and Zoning board approved M.E. and Marie Curtis’ application to change Howe’s “hotel” from a commercial zone to a multi-family zone. Marie Curtis told the council that her and her husband plan to add additional apartments to the newly renovated downtown area.
Notices were sent out to nearby owners to accept or protest the change of the zoning, of which two came back in favor and two came back in protest.
The decision is now up to the city council for final approval to accept or deny the zone change. The public city council meeting is tonight at 6 pm at the Howe Community Center located at 700 W. Haning St.
The council, by keeping the with the commercial zoning would have the “hotel” remain in its current state but would keep the downtown commercial district in tact. By re-zoning the property to multi-family would open the door for more additions and more multi-family units to be built in downtown in the future.
