Category Archives: Media Releases
November 13, 2008 – 7:12 am
(Traverse City, Michigan) - The Grand Vision project leaders are pleased to announce that 12,089 people filled out The Grand Vision Decision Scorecard in October, establishing a new national record for per capita regional public planning studies participation and providing a wealth of input for the project's future! An especially overwhelming number of printed scorecard [...]
October 29, 2008 – 3:15 pm
We've had a tremendous response to The Grand Vision Decision with many thousands of Scorecards completed on-line.
We are in the process of picking up paper Scorecards from all over the region, which is probably going to take the rest of the week. During that time we will leave the on-line Scorecard form open to allow [...]
September 30, 2008 – 6:30 am
NOTE: THE REGIONAL KICKOFF IS NOW SOLD OUT!
(Traverse City, Michigan) - Due to the overwhelming interest shown in The Grand Vision, leaders of the land use and transportation project are asking citizens to request tickets if they plan to attend "The Grand Vision Decision Regional Kickoff" event next Tuesday evening, October 7 from 6:00 p.m. [...]
September 23, 2008 – 2:55 pm
Click here for the Online Grand Vision Scorecard!
From October 7 - October 28, residents in the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Wexford will be asked to fill out a "scorecard" and rate characteristics of several possible future growth scenarios for the region. Called "The Grand Vision Decision," this is the next [...]
September 3, 2008 – 5:04 pm
Growth is coming to our region. The Grand Vision lets us decide, together, how that growth happens.
This fall, during the Grand Vision Decision, citizens will cooperatively construct a 50-year growth plan for the region that has the broadest possible public support. That support is critical: It will show local and state government officials that they [...]
August 18, 2008 – 5:26 pm
Click to listen to an interview with Dee Allsop at IPR News Radio!
Individual County Findings to Be Shared Next Week at Update Sessions
(Traverse City, Michigan) — Recent findings of a Harris Interactive (www.harrisinteractive.com) values research survey, commissioned by The Grand Vision, will help shape recommendations for land use and transportation for the next 50 years.
"The [...]
August 18, 2008 – 11:34 am
For ease of viewing, we have posted links to all of the maps generated at Grand Vision planning workshops on this page. You can click the links below to view the maps individually or in a slideshow format.
Antrim County Workshop Maps (view slideshow)
Benzie County Workshop Maps (view slideshow)
Grand Traverse County Workshop Maps (view slideshow)
Kalkaska County [...]
Citizens in Six Counties Will Be Filling Out Scorecards
The Grand Vision will present community-driven scenarios for regional growth, along with detailed information about the costs and benefits of each, at its kick-off event on Tuesday, October 7 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the State Theatre in Traverse City. The event will mark the [...]
Six counties look ahead to "The Grand Vision Decision" in October
(Traverse City, Michigan) - "We've seen more people turn out for The Grand Vision in northern Michigan than in other areas of the country that have ten times the population," said John Fregonese, the nationally-recognized Scenario Planning Specialist based in Oregon whose firm conducted the [...]
LINKS TO THE MAPS ARE AT BOTTOM OF PAGE!
(Traverse City, Michigan) - Over 350 people participated last week at the Kalkaska and Leelanau county workshops conducted as part of the expanded scope of The Grand Vision. Later this month, three more citizen workshops will be conducted in Antrim (May 27), Benzie (May 28) and Wexford [...]
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