The Grand Vision Citizen Action Expo takes place on Monday, May 10th at Northwest Michigan College's Hagerty Center in Traverse City from 5:30 – 7:30 PM.
We invite you to attend and to share it with your friends, family and co-workers.
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Implementation of The Grand Vision began on November 19 at the Grand Vision Summit. Six issue areas were introduced: Energy, Food & Farming, Growth and Investment, Housing, Natural Resources and Transportation.
9 and 10 News was there and filed this video report on the summit, including an interview with keynote speaker Bill Rustem, senior vice president [...]

In November, members of the six Grand Vision working groups gathered at the Oleson Center at Northwestern Michigan College to share their mission and the goals and the actions they will take to support the six county Grand Vision effort.
Attendees represented regional businesses and nonprofit organizations, as well as local government and citizens at large.
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In an article about Kalkaska looking at a GIS system from the Land Information Access Association (LIAA), LIAA's Executive Director Joe VanderMeulen talks about the benefits and costs of supporting a GIS proposal in the county. Included is an interesting thought about how the region might capitalize on our robust forests:
“Because of the global climate [...]

On November 19th the Grand Vision will hold the first Grand Vision Working Summit at the Oleson Center on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College from 6-8:30 p.m. Representatives from each of the six value area working groups will present current goals statements and priority projects.
We welcome keynote speaker Bill Rustem, senior vice president of [...]

About the Vision
The goal of the Grand Vision is to create prosperity by making this region an even better place to live, work, and play. By providing support for leadership, planning, collaboration, local decision-making and action in a regional context – the Grand Vision seeks to enhance our sense of place and build the foundation [...]