Great Lakes Bulletin, Spring 1999

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SPRING 1999, Volume 4, Number 2

Cover Section
ACTING AS A REGION TO TAME SPRAWL ... 7
Part of the Bigger Picture * Leadership Counts * Networking Toolkit

IN A MAJOR DISCONNECT, HIGHWAYS
STILL DOMINATE GRAND RAPIDS AGENDA ... 13

SOMETIMES UP, SOMETIMES DOWN,
BUT GRAND RAPIDS IS MOVING FORWARD ... 15

Features
PETOSKEY BYPASS UPDATE:
REPORT OUTLINES WORKABLE ALTERNATIVES ... 4
PRESERVE HISTORIC SLEEPING BEAR: ENERGIZED OPTIMISM ... 5

Projects
LAND STEWARDSHIP ... 17
New House Lawmakers Bring Fresh Energy to Land Use Reform * Mancelona Tackles Industrial Waste Clean Up * Historic Ship to Spark New Life for Elberta Waterfront

OIL AND GAS ... 19
At Home and in Washington, New Leadership Emerges * Case Studies: Bill in Congress Would Protect Great Lakes; EPA May Step In on Hydrogen Sulfide; Antrim County Landowners Get Smart; Protecting Ludington State Park

TRANSPORTATION ... 21
New State Coalition to Work for Transportation Choices * Dash for the Cash * High-Profile Highway Projects: A Status Report

PUBLIC TRUST ALLIANCE ... 23
Modern Agriculture 101: Corporate Power Grab * One Farmer's Story * Global Food Game

Departments
FROM THE FIELD ... 2
LETTERS TO THE INSTITUTE ... 3
MEMBERSHIP PAGES ... 25
Member Snapshot: An Interview with Joe E. Hoffman, Jr. * At the Institute: Shared Hire Keeps Tabs on Lansing Policy * New Board Members Bring a Wealth of Wisdom, Knowledge, and Talent * New Grants Awarded

Publication of the Great Lakes Bulletin is supported by grants from the Frey Foundation, the Alpern Foundation, the Borwell Charitable Foundation, the C.S. Mott Foundation, and the Michigan Environmental Council. Opinions: Guest articles and letters represent the positions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Michigan Land Use Institute. Membership: Basic membership in the Michigan Land Use Institute is $25 per year. Membership options also are available for low-income households.A subscription to the Great Lakes Bulletin is included as a benefit of membership. Articles & Letters: Submissions are welcome and may be excerpted due to space limitations. Corrections: The Great Lakes Bulletin strives to maintain the highest journalistic standards and every effort is made to ensure accuracy. Readers are encouraged to bring any errors of fact to our attention. Corrections will be published in the following issue. Reprints: Copyright© 1999. All rights reserved. Please contact the Michigan Land Use Institute for permission to reprint or otherwise distribute articles, in full or in part, from this magazine.

Sprawl south of Grand Rapids. Page 7
© Patrick Owen

Detail from historic Sleeping Bear farmhouse. Page 5
© Patrick Owen

Captain's quarters aboard
S. S. City of Milwaukee. Page 18
© Brian Confer




			SPRING 1999, Volume 4, Number 2
		Cover Section ACTING AS A REGION TO TAME SPRAWL ... 7 Part of the Bigger Picture * Leadership Counts * Networking Toolkit IN A MAJOR DISCONNECT, HIGHWAYS STILL DOMINATE GRAND RAPIDS AGENDA ... 13 SOMETIMES UP, SOMETIMES DOWN, BUT GRAND RAPIDS IS MOVING FORWARD ... 15 Features PETOSKEY BYPASS UPDATE: REPORT OUTLINES WORKABLE ALTERNATIVES ... 4 PRESERVE HISTORIC SLEEPING BEAR: ENERGIZED OPTIMISM ... 5 Projects LAND STEWARDSHIP ... 17 New House Lawmakers Bring Fresh Energy to Land Use Reform * Mancelona Tackles Industrial Waste Clean Up * Historic Ship to Spark New Life for Elberta Waterfront OIL AND GAS ... 19 At Home and in Washington, New Leadership Emerges * Case Studies: Bill in Congress Would Protect Great Lakes; EPA May Step In on Hydrogen Sulfide; Antrim County Landowners Get Smart; Protecting Ludington State Park TRANSPORTATION ... 21 New State Coalition to Work for Transportation Choices * Dash for the Cash * High-Profile Highway Projects: A Status Report PUBLIC TRUST ALLIANCE ... 23 Modern Agriculture 101: Corporate Power Grab * One Farmer's Story * Global Food Game Departments FROM THE FIELD ... 2 LETTERS TO THE INSTITUTE ... 3 MEMBERSHIP PAGES ... 25 Member Snapshot: An Interview with Joe E. Hoffman, Jr. * At the Institute: Shared Hire Keeps Tabs on Lansing Policy * New Board Members Bring a Wealth of Wisdom, Knowledge, and Talent * New Grants Awarded Publication of the Great Lakes Bulletin is supported by grants from the Frey Foundation, the Alpern Foundation, the Borwell Charitable Foundation, the C.S. Mott Foundation, and the Michigan Environmental Council. Opinions: Guest articles and letters represent the positions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Michigan Land Use Institute. Membership: Basic membership in the Michigan Land Use Institute is $25 per year. Membership options also are available for low-income households.A subscription to the Great Lakes Bulletin is included as a benefit of membership. Articles & Letters: Submissions are welcome and may be excerpted due to space limitations. Corrections: The Great Lakes Bulletin strives to maintain the highest journalistic standards and every effort is made to ensure accuracy. Readers are encouraged to bring any errors of fact to our attention. Corrections will be published in the following issue. Reprints: Copyright© 1999. All rights reserved. Please contact the Michigan Land Use Institute for permission to reprint or otherwise distribute articles, in full or in part, from this magazine.
Sprawl south of Grand Rapids. Page 7 © Patrick Owen
Detail from historic Sleeping Bear farmhouse. Page 5 © Patrick Owen
	Captain's quarters aboard S. S. City of Milwaukee. Page 18 © Brian Confer