Claire Karner Hired as New City Planning Director
By Beth Milligan | Sept. 24, 2026
Just two months after the abrupt departure of Shawn Winter, the City of Traverse City has hired a new planning director. Claire Karner, East Bay Township’s director of planning and zoning since 2019, will join the city October 19.
Karner’s final day with East Bay Township will be October 8. A township statement credited her with leading a master plan rewrite, zoning ordinance update, Safe Routes to School, Three Mile Trail, Civic Plaza, Beach District Visioning effort, and establishment of the Corridor Improvement Authority.
Township Supervisor Beth Friend says Karner “has been a tremendous asset to East Bay Township, and we are grateful for the talent, professionalism, and enthusiasm she …
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