City Approves Festival Agreements, Boardman Art Project; Rejects Trees for Parkway Medians
By Beth Milligan | April 24, 2026
Traverse City commissioners addressed several projects related to parks and placemaking this week, including approving updated agreements with the National Cherry Festival and Traverse City Food and Wine to use city parks and approving two artistic sculptures to be installed in the North Boardman Lake District. Meanwhile, commissioners narrowly rejected a proposal from staff to install irrigation in the center medians on Grandview Parkway that would have allowed trees to be planted along the corridor.
Festival Agreements
Commissioners approved updated agreements this week with the National Cherry Festival and Traverse City Food and Wine to use city property for their upcoming summer events.
The city already had a contract in …
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