Community leaders gave an update to Traverse City commissioners Monday on the status of the Pines encampment off Eleventh Street and pushed for a regional approach to addressing homelessness, including creating a joint city-county plan and a year-round community shelter. Advocates said there was unanimous agreement that the Pines is not an appropriate nor safe …
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In addition to construction contracts for several city projects, Traverse City commissioners will vote tonight (Monday) on a plan for spending over $1.8 million in federal funding over the next five years on housing and homelessness efforts – with the largest amount dedicated to bringing more permanent supportive housing online. Commissioners will also consider a …
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The Student Support Network at Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) is getting a $10,000 grant, courtesy of local giving group 100+ Women Who Care Grand Traverse and Leelanau County. Women Who Care announced the news at a meeting on Tuesday.
Formerly known at the STEP program, the Student Support Network “provides free supportive, education-related …
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Grand Traverse County commissioners will vote Wednesday to spend over a half million dollars in opioid settlement funds on three local projects, including expanding the Traverse City Police Department’s Quick Response Team to serve clients countywide, enhancing the local Drug Court, and creating a syringe disposal program for the homeless encampment at the Pines. The …
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Grand Traverse County voters will soon choose between two men vying to lead northern Michigan’s largest sheriff’s office.
Incumbent Michael Shea will square off against challenger Charlie Jetter in the Aug. 6 primary election. As both are running as Republicans with no Democratic opposition, the primary will effectively decide the race.
Although he already holds …
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A giant manufacturing facility, a business park and technical education hub, a command-and-control center for satellite launches, and a housing site for people experiencing homelessness. These are a few of the ideas that have percolated for the former Pugsley Correctional Facility in Kingsley since it was decommissioned as a prison. Now Chad Munger, founder and owner of …
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After five years with the Traverse City Downtown Development Authority (DDA) – the majority of which he served as COO until being named interim CEO this spring – Harry Burkholder was unanimously chosen Friday to be the permanent new leader of the downtown organization. Burkholder was one of two finalists who interviewed for the executive …
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 partisan decision Friday that it's not "cruel or unusual punishment" for cities to ban homeless individuals from sleeping in public spaces like streets, sidewalks, or parks. The ruling, which was denounced by housing advocates, gives cities the power to target homeless encampments and implement fines or other …
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The City of Traverse City will soon start receiving a significant boost in annual funding – starting with $365,323 this year – after becoming eligible for the federal Community Development Block Grant program. The program is focused on “providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities” for low and moderate-income groups. City …
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Rotary Charities of Traverse City has announced the recipients of its spring 2024 grant awards cycle. The six grants add up to $376,489 in total investment to local nonprofits and collaboratives, including four grants paid for out of Rotary’s Assets for Thriving Communities program, one through its Systems Change Accelerator program, and one from its …
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