The Hastings City Council voted Monday to amend the city zoning ordinance to create the Royal Coach Planned Unit Development district, the site along the north side of the Thornapple River near Hastings Manufacturing Company where a new 73-unit housing development is to be built. They also passed an ordinance to re-zone two parcels of land near the Thornapple River from rural-residential to flood-plane district.

The Council gave the go-ahead for the fall ‘Girl’s Night Out’ in downtown Hastings on Thursday, October 3^rd from 5 to 8pm.  The Hastings Downtown Business Team hosts the popular shopping event with promotions inside businesses, music, sales on the sidewalks, and the annual scarecrow contest.

Also approved was a request from Fun Promotions, LLC. to hold a weekend bicycle Cyclocross event at Fish Hatchery Park on November 23^rd and 24^th.  The family event will offer races for all age groups and expects up to 200 participants on Saturday and around 100 riders on Sunday. A course of 1.3 to 1.5 miles long will be set up inside the park.