Habitat restoration plan approved for Ox Creek in Benton Harbor

Habitat restoration plan approved for Ox Creek in Benton Harbor

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have approved a plan for the restoration of wildlife habitat in Ox Creek. Commissioners did not comment on Monday as they signed off on the document, produced by the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, laying out a strategy to clean up 3,000 feet of the creek from Highland Avenue to Britain Avenue. The planning commission’s Marcy Hamilton tells us this phase of the work will focus on a few things. “There are …

Commissioners approve habitat restoration plan for part of Ox Creek

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have approved a plan for the restoration of wildlife habitat in Ox Creek. Commissioners did not comment on Monday as they signed off on the document, produced by the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, laying out a strategy to clean up 3,000 feet of the creek from Highland Avenue to Britain Avenue. The planning commission’s Marcy Hamilton tells us this phase of the work will focus on a few things. Benton Har…