Ben Garbacz/Daily Mining Gazette Hancock Lights the Night is undergoing preparations for its opening night on Nov. 29 at the city campground. The event will allow for visitors to drive through the park and look at Christmas lights and decorations, and on Dec. 6 people will be invited to walk through the park with other activities planned for the evening.

HANCOCK — The Hancock City Council is expected to approve the appointment of former city manager and current Houghton County Board of Commissioners member Glenn Anderson as a special project manager for the Navy Street Extension, a project aimed to connecting roads along the waterfront. At Monday’s Planning Commission meeting, Hancock City Manager Mary Babcock announced she will leave the project once Anderson steps into the position. Members of the city council and the Downtown Development Authority will formulate plans for the extension and will follow up with a public hearing, which will have a date determined later on. At the Dec. 15 meeting, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding Hancock’s new sign ordinance.

In other action Babcock said Fine Line Tire has been working on a proposed expansion which would get rid of the adjacent storage containers, but the business is currently in the process of acquiring the property. Babcock said when that is done, it will come before the Planning Commission.

The Business and Technology Park has received business attention, with Babcock sharing that a couple of interested parties are looking to buying lots.

Babcock also updated the Planning Commission on upcoming events for the city, which include the 54th Annual Christmas Walk on Nov. 28, which comes with activities to participate in on Quincy Street. The Hancock Lights the Night will officially open on Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m., which has received 25 businesses or nonprofit organizations putting up displays. Babcock said the upper loop of the campground is full and the event is going to be quite fun.

“People have been very creative in their design of their campsites,” she said. “On December 6, we’ll have a night where people will be able to walk the campground rather than drive it. It’ll be the only night people will be able to walk, and Santa will be there and other activities [will be around] for that night. We will be bussing people from the beach parking lot over to the campground and just continue a loop, because there’s no place to park at the campground.”

According to Babacock, the city has created a radio frequency that will play Christmas music that vehicles can tune to and enjoy while they drive through the campground. Babcock thanked Visit Keweenaw for its grant contribution along with Mattila Rock and Dock and Superior Sand and Gravel for monetary donations toward the Lights the Night event.