The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians is distributing $605,175.53 of its gaming revenue to local units of government. The dollars have been allocated for 25 local applicants as part of the Tribe’s “2 percent allocation.” The Band allocates two percent of its video gaming revenue to local units of government twice each …
Read More >>
A shortage of affordable housing and childcare; an insufficiency of youth mental health resources; growing concerns about local homelessness. These are some of the biggest issues facing northern Michigan, and some of the challenges Rotary Charities seeks to address with a new batch of grants.
According to Rotary Charities CEO Sakura Takano, the 10 grants …
Read More >>
After revising design plans to accommodate a recent court ruling that determined all parts of new buildings must be under 60 feet in Traverse City to avoid triggering a public vote, nonprofit affordable housing developer HomeStretch is ready to move forward with a project to construct a mixed-use housing development on Lot O at the …
Read More >>
Traverse City’s proposed upcoming budget will appear on the city commission agenda for the fourth week in a row tonight (Monday), with discussion likely to focus on the city manager’s recommendation to hire a second assistant city manager and other key employees but not a deputy planner or three firefighters requested by the Traverse City …
Read More >>
Mental health has emerged as a dominant discussion among Traverse City leaders this week, with Traverse Area District Library (TADL) and the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness addressing challenges with a lack of local day shelters and disruptive library patron behavior, Traverse City and Grand Traverse County commissioners both discussing mental health on their …
Read More >>
Traverse City commissioners received their first look Monday at the city’s proposed budget for the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year, a document that outlines numerous proposed park and infrastructure projects, water and clean energy investments, staff additions – including a proposed second assistant city manager – and planning initiatives, including developing a potential “city campus” concept …
Read More >>
Grand Traverse County commissioners participated in a half-day facilitated strategic planning session Wednesday, eventually identifying five priority areas – including facilities/operations, finances/customer service, natural resources/environment/infrastructure, mental health, and quality of life including affordable housing and childcare – around which they want to set county goals the board can work toward in the coming months and …
Read More >>
Housing (or the lack thereof) is a recurring hot topic in Traverse City – but what is the city’s actual housing profile? How many dwelling units are in the city, how many of those are being used as vacation rentals, and how many more units could be coming online? And, what concrete steps are city …
Read More >>
In a continued bid to bring more housing to Traverse City, city commissioners will review a list of 31 different properties the city either owns or has the potential to acquire that could be used to develop housing at a 7pm study session Monday. Ten of those parcels have been rated as “high” priority by …
Read More >>
In the wake of controversial cases like the George Floyd murder in Minnesota, national debate about police reform, and an increased focus on mental health and substance abuse issues, the Traverse City Police Department is ramping up efforts to implement “community policing” programs in 2022, according to TCPD Chief Jeff O’Brien. In a presentation to …
Read More >>
