County to Vote on Purchasing PACE North Building, Expanding Court Use of Opioid Funds
By Beth Milligan | Aug. 11, 2026
Grand Traverse County commissioners will vote Wednesday to purchase the PACE North building on Garfield Road – the coda to a years-long legal saga between the two entities. County Administrator Nate Alger says PACE North will continue to be a tenant, and that the county is purchasing the building to ensure those services stay in the community. Commissioners Wednesday will also vote to allow 86th District Court to use opioid settlement funding on a wider range of Recovery Court services beyond drug testing.
Pace North
County commissioners will consider exercising their first right of refusal to purchase the PACE North building at 2325 Garfield Road Wednesday.
The move comes on …
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