As the Traverse City region markets itself as a great place for young professionals to move, impact this vibrant community, and enjoy a fantastic lifestyle, childcare remains a critical obstacle, alongside housing, transit and diversity.
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Green Team Pushes Traverse City Toward 100% Renewable Energy Goal
A “green team” of renewable energy leaders will help Traverse City fulfill its pledge to wean the city off fossil fuels for municipal electricity use. The target date for going 100 percent renewable is 2020.
Boyne Falls’ un-BEET-able School Lunches and Food Curriculum
FoodCorps service member Lindsay Hall describes the innovative and delicious school lunches and food-based curriculum at Boyne Falls. Hall works together with Groundwork and Michigan State University Extension.
Traverse City’s Bold Move Toward Renewable Energy
Traverse City commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to power Traverse City’s municipal operations via 100 percent renewable energy by 2020 and initiate a long-term plan to transition the entire city to be carbon neutral by 2050 -Â making Traverse City only the third community in Michigan to set such a bold objective.
Groundwork Announces Spring 2017 Fellows
The Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities announces its Spring 2017 fellows, who will work with policy specialists over the next 12 weeks. They include: clean energy fellow Jeanna Paluzzi, food & farming fellow Christina Barkel, pipeline/Great Lakes Business Network fellow Zada Harris, and farms food & health fellow Lisa Dinon.
Depolo, Gietzen, Hutchinson, Metiva, Newmarch Join Advisory Council
Mike Depolo, Jeff Gietzen, Cheryl Hutchinson, Alison Metiva and Teresa Newmarch recently joined the advisory council at the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities.