Traverse City commissioners will discuss efforts to address homelessness at a study session Monday, including options for either the temporary or permanent extension of Safe Harbor operations year-round. Grand Traverse County commissioners also discussed the topic this week, including a proposed memorandum of understanding between community partners to jointly address homelessness. Several residents also weighed …
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Traverse City Manager Liz Vogel has been on the job just a few weeks, but is already facing several major time-sensitive projects with looming deadlines in the coming months. In a study session Monday, Vogel and commissioners – who went through a joint presentation on effective governance and city commission rules – created a list …
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A busy agenda awaits city commissioners at their first meeting of the year, which will be held Tuesday instead of Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Commissioners will consider approving a joint resolution with other local partners to pursue making Safe Harbor a year-round overnight shelter, the creation of a new city neighborhood …
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Resources designed to assist people experiencing homelessness in the region are under tremendous strain as 2024 arrives.
Unhoused people in the Grand Traverse region are assisted by a variety of organizations that meet basic needs, from temporary shelter to help with food and hygiene. And while the overall number of homeless individuals seems to have …
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The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation announced $612,638 in year-end grants to 77 organizations across Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau counties and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
This brings the Community Foundation’s grants and scholarship awards in 2023 to $3.5 million.
“Such a large amount of grant dollars supporting …
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Funding will be a dominant topic of discussion today (Wednesday) at the Grand Traverse County commission meeting, with commissioners set to approve a proposed $47.8 million general fund budget for 2024, cost-of-living increases for county employees and elected officials, and funding agreements for several local projects to move ahead using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) …
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Traverse City commissioners unanimously approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement Monday to support Goodwill Northern Michigan’s plans to convert East Bay Flats – an affordable housing development on Munson Avenue – into 100 percent permanent supportive housing for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Goodwill closed on purchasing East Bay Flats – a former hotel converted into apartments – …
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A 43-year-old Traverse City woman suspected of distributing drugs in a local homeless encampment called The Pines on Eleventh Street has been arrested.
The Michigan State Police received an anonymous tip that Diane Patrice Sullivan was distributing methamphetamine in The Pines. Sullivan had multiple warrants out for her arrest. Troopers were on patrol Saturday and spoke with an individual experiencing …
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Approximately 70 unhoused individuals – or a quarter of Grand Traverse County’s total homeless population – are now living in an encampment off Eleventh Street known locally as the Pines. Traverse City officials are working on new safety measures around the site, including trimming trees and adding lighting and security cameras – efforts they say …
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Five candidates – two from Traverse City, two from other Michigan communities, and one from Iowa – interviewed Thursday for the position of city manager, Traverse City’s top leadership position. The all-day marathon for candidates included 40-minute interviews with the entire city commission, rapid-fire one-on-one meetings with individual commissioners, and a reception in which all …
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