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Archive for the ‘In the News...’ Category
Posted on July 29, 2010, 6:13 pm, by The Grand Vision.
This article was written by Shauna Fite (Policy Specialist at the Michigan Land Use Institute for Benzie County) and this piece was originally published in the Benzie County Record-Patriot on July 28th, 2010.
More than 20 Benzie residents, community leaders, and local officials are now working together to further the goals of the regional, citizen-based Grand Vision [...]
Posted on May 6, 2010, 1:18 pm, by The Grand Vision.
The Grand Vision has been the subject of quite a bit of media attention in the past couple weeks.
Here are highlights from an article on the Grand Vision by Kris Verhage in today's (5/6) Cadillac News:
"Wexford County residents interested in helping shape the future of northwest Lower Michigan can attend an expo in Traverse City [...]
Posted on May 3, 2010, 2:54 pm, by The Grand Vision.
The Grand Vision will be on the Ron Jolly Show tomorrow morning, May 4th at 8:30am.
You can tune in on NewsTalk 580 AM.
The guests will be: Marsha Smith, Rotary Charities Executive Director and Chair of the Grand Vision C.O.R.E. working group along with Matt McCauley, Director of Regional Planning & Community Development and Convener of [...]
Posted on April 29, 2010, 11:28 am, by The Grand Vision.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has recently awarded three grants totaling nearly $1.2 million to support initial Grand Vision implementation activities and projects! Grants of approximately $400,000 each were given to Rotary Charities of Traverse City, the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments and the Michigan Land Use Institute.
Journalist Erika Waddell and photojournalist Justin DePrekel from 9&10 [...]
Posted on April 28, 2010, 4:02 pm, by The Grand Vision.
Be sure to watch 9&10 News tonight (4/28) for some exciting news on the Grand Vision!
Journalist Erika Waddell will have the story for the 11pm broadcast!
Follow the Grand Vision on Twitter!
Photo: 9&10 News logo.
Posted on April 23, 2010, 12:49 pm, by The Grand Vision.
This past Wednesday (4/21), the Grand Vision was a guest on 7&4 News Today with anchor Melissa Smith.
The Grand Vision announced the Citizen Action Expo that will be held on May 10, 2010. Marsha Smith, Chair of the C.O.R.E. working group and Hans Voss, Chair of the Citizen Action Expo committee got up pretty early [...]
Posted on April 22, 2010, 11:40 am, by The Grand Vision.
Today is Earth Day.
What better time than today to recognize the NMEAC 2010 Environmentalist of the Year Award winners?
The Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (NMEAC) annually awards individuals and organizations from the region for their work with the environment. NMEAC held their ceremony this past Friday (4/16).
Here is a list of the award recipients. Of [...]
Posted on April 20, 2010, 2:37 pm, by The Grand Vision.
Wake up with the Grand Vision on "7&4 News Today" tomorrow morning (4/21)!
Marsha Smith, Chair of the CORE Working Group and Hans Voss, Chair of the Citizen Action Expo will be on 7&4 News Today with Melissa Smith at 6:25am.
It is National Volunteer Week in the United States. Marsha and Hans will be talking about [...]
Posted on December 22, 2009, 12:19 pm, by The Grand Vision.
William Rustem is president and CEO of Public Sector Consultants. He served as Gov. William G. Milliken's chief staff advisor on environmental matters. Recently, he was the keynote speaker for The Grand Vision Summit.
This month, Rustem has written an Op-Ed praising The Grand Vision as "a shining beacon of hope for all of Michigan."
Leading the way [...]
Posted on December 8, 2009, 2:40 pm, by The Grand Vision.
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 [...]
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