Traverse City commissioners will vote tonight (Monday) to allocate nearly $300,000 to four local organizations to address housing and homelessness efforts – part of a larger federal allocation the city will receive totaling over $365,000 this year and an estimated $1.8 million over the next five years in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
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The Traverse City Business News is out with its annual "What To Watch" list for 2025, and we're highlighting a few key items in today's Ticker:
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail's Segment 9A controversial expansion of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail may be dead in the water, but 2025 will reveal the ultimate fate of the …
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Befitting a topic that dominated discussion all through 2024, Traverse City commissioners will tackle several items related to homelessness at their final meeting of the year tonight (Monday). Those include a $250,000 commitment to supporting Safe Harbor’s transition to a year-round shelter; discussion of a timeline for enforcing the city’s camping ban at the Pines; …
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Everyone has a wish or two around the holidays, whether it’s dreams for a visit from Santa Claus or hopes for a rejuvenating season spent with loved ones. Northern Michigan’s many nonprofits have wish lists, too. We asked eight of them to think about their needs in small (less than $100), bigger (less than $500), …
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Traverse City commissioners will vote Monday on allocating the last of the city’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, including a proposed $250,000 to support Safe Harbor’s expansion into a year-round shelter. Commissioners will also consider a recommendation from the TC Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to extend downtown’s two-way street pilot project by another …
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For most students, the holidays bring a welcome break and the excitement of family festivities. But for some TCAPS students, the season highlights a tougher reality: homelessness. Since the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, TCAPS has identified 202 students facing or at risk of homelessness— a figure that’s likely to more than double by …
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Grand Traverse County commissioners will consider a funding request Wednesday from Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing to contribute $300,000 over the next two years for a new rental assistance program for individuals transitioning out of homelessness. Commissioners will also consider hiring a civil engineer firm for Project Alpha – the planned expansion of the county’s LaFranier …
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The city commission won’t vote on whether to extend TIF 97 until after election day. Such is the takeaway from a memo written by Mayor Amy Shamroe and included in the packet for tonight’s city commission meeting, which has a busy agenda that also includes items pertaining to FishPass, the city’s homelessness situation, the Hall …
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Traverse City commissioners voted unanimously Monday to support several initiatives to address homelessness, including giving Safe Harbor the green light to pursue becoming a year-round shelter, having the city participate in a regional housing task force, and committing $40,000 annually for the next two years to support day shelter services at Jubilee House. Safe Harbor …
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Community leaders gave an update to Traverse City commissioners Monday on the status of the Pines encampment off Eleventh Street and pushed for a regional approach to addressing homelessness, including creating a joint city-county plan and a year-round community shelter. Advocates said there was unanimous agreement that the Pines is not an appropriate nor safe …
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