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.
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.
We are sending out some kudos this week to Emmet County for the very impressive Comprehensive Plan its board of commissioners approved last month.
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.
A costly legal battle between a big-box developer and Emmet County’s Bear Creek Township is winding down, and the news is mixed.
Traverse City’s Division Street is well named.