County & City Leaders to Review Housing, Homelessness Plan
By Beth Milligan | June 22, 2026
Grand Traverse County and Traverse City commissioners will have a rare joint meeting tonight (Monday) at 6pm at the Governmental Center to discuss a new report from the Housing and Homelessness Task Force.
The detailed 100-page strategic plan – created over 15 months though 50-plus meetings with local stakeholders and community leaders, including five listening sessions with individuals experiencing homelessness – outlines eight key housing recommendations along with potential budgets and funding sources. One such source, a county housing millage, could head to voters this fall for consideration.
The Housing and Homelessness Task Force – a group led by the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness, featuring city and county …
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