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Low cost, small scale decentralized water & wastewater treatment

March 11, 2010 – 3:11 pm

On March 24, Jim Ridgway, of Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. and David Flowers, of Natural Water Solutions, LLC., will be in Leelanau County to talk about decentralized water and wastewater treatment.
From the Leelanau County website:
"Two (2) national experts will share their experiences on low cost, small scale decentralized water & wastewater treatment opportunities. [...]

By The Grand Vision | Posted in Issue Areas, Natural Resources | Comments (0)

Grand Vision Renewable Energy Forum March 17

March 11, 2010 – 2:50 pm

This year, go green on St. Patrick's day in a different way. With green energy.
The Grand Vision Energy Working Group will host a Renewable Energy forum on March 17.
It starts at 7pm and will be held at the Traverse Area District Library.
Michigan currently receives only 3% of its electricity from renewable energy. By law, electricity [...]

By The Grand Vision | Posted in Energy, Energy Working Group, Issue Areas | Comments (0)

VIDEO: Road Commission Manager: You're Going To See Roads Falling Apart

March 9, 2010 – 1:16 pm

The Michigan State House Transportation Committee was in Traverse City yesterday (Mar 8). Because Michigan is unable to match federal transportation funds, the state is losing out on the federal dollars. As a result, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been forced to delay indefinitely a significant portion of road improvement projects.
7&4 News was [...]

By The Grand Vision | Posted in Issue Areas, Transportation | Comments (0)

Food Conference Offers Scholarships

February 12, 2010 – 1:16 pm

The "Farm to School: Setting the Table for Wellness" conference is offering scholarships to students of Northwest Lower Michigan schools.
In a press release issued yesterday, the conference organizers announced:
Schools in northwest Lower Michigan have until Feb. 22 to take full advantage of significant scholarships that cover registration costs and substitute pay for sending seven people [...]

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Construction struggles, home values slide

February 5, 2010 – 3:50 pm

The Record-Eagle has this article on the decline of home values in the region:
"Property tax assessment notices will begin showing up in regional mailboxes in about a month, and initial studies by county equalization directors in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Antrim and Kalkaska counties show residential assessments will drop on average 6.5 percent in Grand [...]

By The Grand Vision | Posted in Housing, Issue Areas | Comments (0)

11th Annual Student Photography Competition

January 5, 2010 – 2:42 pm

Young photographers this one is for you.
The Traverse Area Camera Club is holding an open competition for students in grades 9-12 who live in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Wexford counties.
You can submit up to three photos in a variety of categories.
According to the Record-Eagle:
Photographer Don Rutt, Todd McMillen of Creative Custom Framing [...]

By The Grand Vision | Posted in News, Photos | Comments (0)

Points North: Grand Vision's Next Steps

December 8, 2009 – 2:40 pm

On October 29 The Grand Vision was featured on Interlochen Public Radio's Points North program.
Guests included Marsha Smith, Executive Director of Rotary Charities and Chair of the Coordinating Group of The Grand Vision, and Matt Skeels, Director of Traverse City Transportation And Land Use Study (TC-TALUS). Also interviewed was Leelanau County Commissioner Jean Watkowski.
Tough questions [...]

By The Grand Vision | Posted in In the News..., News, What the Grand Vision Means | Comments (0)
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