Muskegon city commissioners delay decision on downtown scooters – WZZM13.com
City Commissioners claim they desire “Ride Muskegon,” to be able to start a business, however they have worries concerning the present proposition.
MUSKEGON, Mich.– The Muskegon City Commission Tuesday evening elected to table a choice that would certainly enable a mobility scooter rental business called Ride Muskegon to open up midtown.
The business wishes to bring 100 mobility scooters to the midtown location and also at some point broaden throughout the whole city. Generally, commissioners are helpful of business. They claim they desire site visitors as well as homeowners to the city to have easier transport alternatives.
There are some facets of the proposition they’re not yet all set to authorize off on.
Flight Muskegon is requesting an exclusivity arrangement to be component of the bargain. Their hope is to stop bigger, out-of-state business from being available in and also pressing them out. City commissioners have problems regarding what that would certainly indicate for various other neighborhood business owners.
Commissioner Ken Johnson likewise revealed worry that the city bills a cost for an existing bike rental business to run at Pere Marquette Beach, yet Ride Muskegon is presently not being asked to pay such a cost.
“It simply looks like an unjust benefit for one over the various other, which’s what I’m attempting to recognize,” Johnson claimed.
“Then there’s marketing. They can market marketing as well as there’s no pass-through to the city for that, so I’m questioning if possibly there’s a chance for some sort of travel through for the marketing profits so there’s shared advantage.”
The choice to table the problem was suggested by Commissioner Michael Ramsey and also sustained by 3 various other commissioners. Ramsey claimed tabling the problem will certainly enable the business and also the city time to change the agreement and also examine so they can solve these problems.
Business proprietors Stephen Parent and also Terry Puffer wish the brand-new electrical mobility scooters will certainly prepare to ride by April 1, 2022.
The business desires to bring 100 mobility scooters to the midtown location as well as at some point increase throughout the whole city. Trip Muskegon is asking for an exclusivity contract to be component of the offer. The choice to table the concern was recommended by Commissioner Michael Ramsey and also sustained by 3 various other commissioners.
