Grand Traverse County Archive

  • Duck1

    Lucky To Be Here

    After the main part of the campaigning cycle, there is still plenty to do, but at least my wife and I were able to get in a little fishing excursion on Grand Traverse Bay.   I stopped in the Hentschel general store at 3 mile and...

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  • librarysm

    Libraries And More – Coming soon

    A lot is going on in the Traverse Area District Library. Keep checking back as we look at the players and the issues that matter to the local communities of how the quality of the public library will be affected by new management.

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  • district

    Your Grand Traverse County First District

    When creating the fliers for the campaign, I tried to come up with some ways that would help remind the First district voters which parts of Grand Traverse County they shared. The Graphic to the left breaks out the voting precincts which comprise the First...

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  • wantyou

    Your Voice

    We want you! Or at least your input, comments, concerns on how county government is being run.  All too often it seems there are decisions made that necessarily raise the nape hair on the neck.  Decisions that beg the question: “How did I miss that?” ...

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  • gtdollars

    190 190 190 190

    Are we out of our ever loving minds? $190,000 is what the county spent.. to determine that we need to offer more in wages to our employees.  Not  a little more, but amounts that outstrip obvious necessary amounts to keep a qualified workforce, and also...

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  • D1-GT

    Grand Traverse County 1st District

    The Grand Traverse County District One is comprised of 4 Distinct Precincts. The 1st Precinct of Peninsula Township extends the Northern 2/3rds (geographically) of the Old Mission Peninsula. The 2nd Precinct of Peninsula Township from the southern part of the 1st, to the City Limits....

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    Running For County Commission

    The current Grand Traverse County District 1 commission seat is in need of a different set of priorities.  The current commissioner, has voted to increase the cost of running county government, avoided accountability for major projects, and has even voted to end a baseball tradition...

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