Commissioners Weigh West End Options
By Beth Milligan | Sept. 15, 2026
Traverse City commissioners are pumping the brakes on a process to redevelop six city-owned parcels on State and Pine streets in downtown Traverse City. A recent request-for-proposals (RFP) generated two significant development proposals, but commissioners Monday agreed the RFP was flawed and raised more questions than answers. The board plans to discuss the city’s policy for payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements – a tax incentive tool planned to be used by both developers to include workforce housing in the project – before proceeding further.
Consultant Rob Bacigalupi of Mission North, who is assisting commissioners with the RFP process, provided the board with an overview of the proposals. The city had outlined …
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