Last week the Grand Traverse region took a historic step toward enhancing the region’s already outstanding water resources when local leaders voted to remove three dams from the Boardman River.
Glenn Puit: Larry Merrill, Townships, and The Grand Vision
The Grand Vision has had more citizen involvement – over 15,000 residents – than any other planning process ever conducted in this region, and has engaged environmental groups, business leaders and civic organizations.
Glenn Puit: A Grand Vision for Kalkaska’s Success
After almost 18 months of citizen workshops, interviews, surveys, and balloting involving more than 15,000 people, the Grand Vision is ready to roll out a 50-year development plan. And Mr. Shetler thinks implementing it is key to spurring Kalkaska’s turnaround.
Glenn Puit: Grand Vision’s Next Steps
With the votes tallied and the surveys sifted, the results of the six-county, citizen-based Grand Vision land use and transportation study indicate that residents of Benzie County and the five other counties in the Grand Traverse region largely agree on how they’d like to see the region grow over the next 50 years.
Glenn Puit: Give Emmet an ‘A’
We are sending out some kudos this week to Emmet County for the very impressive Comprehensive Plan its board of commissioners approved last month.
Shauna Fite: Benzie’s Opportunity Summit
Over 60 people filled the PRA Bingo Hall, as it’s known in Benzie County, on a blustery Saturday to discuss ways to mend and build relations among county and township governments.