Three-Campus Plan Comes Into Focus for County, City
By Beth Milligan | Oct. 3, 2023
A new joint facilities master plan between Grand Traverse County and the City of Traverse City – evaluating nearly 500,000 square feet of facilities, buildings, and courthouses owned by either or both entities – is nearing completion, with consulting firm TowerPinkster recommending pursuing a three-campus plan to consolidate city and county services. The plan, which will be reviewed by county commissioners Wednesday and city commissioners October 16, recommends relocating all county services not required to be in city limits (including the jail and sheriff’s office) to the county’s LaFranier Road campus, building a new city police department on Woodmere Avenue, and significantly renovating and expanding the Governmental Center.
TowerPinkster was ...
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