October 26, 2008 – 8:47 am
TV 7 & 4 has a nice video feature about student involvement in the Grand Vision Decision. They relate that students at Traverse City West High School held an assembly last fall to inform students about the project and are now working to get as many students as possible to participate.
The students say they have [...]
October 23, 2008 – 10:12 am
The full program from The Grand Vision campaign kickoff on October 7, 2008 at the State Theatre will be broadcast on Up North TV 2 on the following dates and times - please tune in!
Thursday, October 23 @ 12 Noon
Thursday, October 23 @ 10 PM
Friday, October 24 @ 11 AM
Friday, October 24 @ 5 PM
Saturday, [...]
October 10, 2008 – 7:17 am
The goal of The Grand Vision is to involve as many people as possible in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Wexford counties in filling our their Scorecard and helping to decide how our region should grow. Get your scorecard at:
thegrandvision.org/scorecard
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October 7, 2008 – 2:32 pm
An article from yesterday's Traverse City Record Eagle begins:
For about a year, area residents have weighed in on what they want their communities to look like years down the road.
Organizers of a regional planning process hope they don't stop now.
Four possible scenarios will be unveiled this week as part of the Grand Vision project, a [...]
October 3, 2008 – 2:30 pm
The Campaign Kickoff at the State Theatre in Traverse City on the evening of October 7th is officially sold out!
Please feel welcome to attend one of the kickoff events in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Kalkaska or Wexford counties and get ready to fill out your scorecard on October 7th and help choose the way [...]
October 1, 2008 – 12:27 pm
We'll post the latest updates about how The Grand Vision is going on this page. You can also keep up with The Grand Vision through our email newsletter and our News Page.
Dear Grand Vision friend:
The Grand Vision Decision begins next week! On Oct. 7 we will start asking friends and neighbors across our six counties [...]
September 19, 2008 – 12:15 pm
You can also keep up with The Grand Vision through our email newsletter and our News Page.
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Grand Vision Update, September 18, 2008
Dear Grand Vision Supporter:
The Grand Vision is gearing up for the momentous October 7th - 28th Vision [...]
County residents generally agree that future housing development should center around existing villages, while preservation of natural and agricultural areas and public transportation improvements are also top priorities. Those ideas were echoed by hundreds of area residents attending a Grand Vision workshop in Suttons Bay Thursday.
Leelanau was the second of Grand Traverse County's five neighboring [...]
March 20, 2008 – 10:42 am
The Grand Vision, a regional land use and transportation study is gathering community input on how you'd like to see the Grand Traverse Region develop over the next 50 years.
There have been a variety of workshops since the fall. On Thursday, transportation was the focus.
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March 19, 2008 – 10:50 am
Jim Lively always liked the notion of a light rail system in Traverse City.
Thursday, he'll find out if it's a practical concept.
Lively is a member of a committee that's steering The Grand Vision, a $1.6 million land use and transportation study that will hold its final public workshops this Thursday in Grand Traverse County.
Workshop participants [...]
