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A resident said it was "total chaos" and asked the commissioners to have someone staff and organize the ramp.

Mayor Eleanor Stackus said the city would look into the situation.

City manager, Michael Cain, reported on several items to commissioners. The Old City Park project has the retaining stones installed. A new sidewalk and stairs to the river are scheduled for the week of Aug. 13.

Maple Lawn Cemetery has a new fence along its west side. A decorative fence will be placed at the main entrance when funds are available.

The city's new comprehensive master plan was adopted after public hearings and notices and is now in effect. It is known as "Vision" and may be reviewed or obtained at City Hall or the reviewed at the public library. It will also be on the city's website. The commissioners were all positive about the plan.

"This plan was done inhouse, not by a consultant from out-of-town," com- missioner Ron Grunch said. "It's a living, breathing, expandable plan."

Main Street Program manager, Hugh Conklin, reported on a Fa�ade Enhancement Project offered through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. The program assists a community in making exterior fa�ade improvements to businesses.

Main Street will submit a grant request for three buildings, the Boyne City True Value Co-op, 220 Lake Street formerly the Tannery) and the Odd Fellows Building. The grant request to the Community Development Block Grant is for $171,600, and a required dollar for dollar local match brings the total amount for the work to $343,200, subject to approval.

The city commission finalized documents with Sommerset Pointe development and Eveline Township for extension of sewer and water. No date is set for the work to begin as yet.

Eveline Township and Sommerset Pointe's developer, Fred Taylor, still need to sign the documents.

The city commission and staff assured the public that the city has the capacity to service the development's 100 residential units, a harbormaster building and a pool facility, without short-changing the city and its residents or other commitments, such as Boyne Mountain.