City To Launch Facebook Page

In an effort to create “engagement and communication with more of our residents,” city staff will soon launch an official City of Traverse City Facebook page. The page will provide updates on city services, events and activities, as well as a forum to “foster a dialog regarding topics that pertain to city business and to have constructive discussions,” according to a new posting policy submitted by the city clerk's office to commissioners for approval tonight.

“Clearly, social media is a valuable and extremely relevant communication tool,” City Manager Jered Ottenwess wrote commissioners about the project, estimating the Facebook page will go live “around the first of the year.”