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Join Us for Winter Video Nights!
Come to the Mills Community House, at 891 Michigan Avenue in Benzonia, at 6 p.m. on the following Thursdays. We'll be serving fresh popcorn, hot apple cider, and the best video picks from our collection.All are encouraged to attend -- we promise an entertaining evening!
February 6: A Wal-Mart Double Feature:
"Back Against the Wal,"produced by the Preservation Trust of Vermont, is a powerful account of what happens to small towns when Wal-Mart moves in. "Up Against Wal-Mart,"a CBS "60 Minutes" episode, explores a small town's struggle to preserve its way of life.
February 20
James Howard Kunstler: "Home From Nowhere"
Mr. Kunstler brings the principles from his acclaimed book of the same title to life in this entertaining slide show, originally presented at Northwestern Michigan College last fall.
March 6
Andres Duany: "Rethinking Suburban Sprawl: Planning Compact, Traditional Neighborhoods"
Mr. Duany is a nationally respected expert in the field of growth management and the principles of New Urbanism. Come learn from the master.
March 20
Henry Richmond: Keynote Speech for New Designs for Growth
Mr. Richmond, founder of 1,000 Friends of Oregon, delivered this inspiring speech in Traverse City last spring. He describes Oregon's successful statewide land use plan, and makes important recommendations for Michigan. |
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A Busy Summer
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Last summer the Institute hosted five public events that brought more than 200 people to our office in Benzonia's old schoolhouse.
Our first annual Open House was a great success -- visitors expressed enthusiastic interest in the Institute's many projects, shared their insights and opinions, and carried home bundles of good things to read.
We are grateful to the following local merchants, whose donations of food and beverages helped contribute to the festivities at our Open House:The Cherry Hut, Watervale Inn, L'Chayim Delicatessen, Northern Delights Cafe, Crystal Mountain Resort, andThe Market Basket.Also, our thanks go to Althea Petritz for her spectacular flower arrangements, to Gwen Frostic for her printed napkins, and to the Benzonia Congregational Church, for the use of their plates, glasses, and coffee maker.
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Visit Us!
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The Institute also sponsored four Dessert & Dialogue events, with presentations and discussion followed by cake, coffee, lemonade, and more conversation.
The programs featured the following topics: Oil and Gas Drilling: Developing Our Underground Resources Without Damaging Our Landscape; Challenges of Transportation: Does More People Have to Mean More Roads?; Sprawl Is Not Inevitable: Strategies for Managing Growth and Preserving Community Character; and the one that produced the largest turnout, Property Rights: Reaching a Balance of Private Property Rights and Community Well Being.
We now are putting together our schedule for Summer 1997. If you have any ideas or suggestions for programs or events, please call Amy Kinney at 616-882-0067.
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care about unspoiled wild lands to do the same. The Jordan Valley belongs to the public, not gas drillers!
*K.L. Cool, Director, Dept. of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, MI 48909-7948, Tel. 517-373-2329 Fax. 517-335- 4242.
*Russell Harding Director, Dept. of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 30473, Lansing, MI 48909- 7973
Tel. 517-373-7917, Fax. 517-241- 7401.
*Governor John Engler, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, MI 48909, Tel. 517-373-3400, Fax. 517-335-6863. |
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*Your State Representative:The Honorable (Full Name), State Representative, State Capitol P.O. Box 30014, Lansing, MI 48909-7514, Switchboard Tel. 517-373-1837.
*Your State Senator:
The Honorable (Full Name), State Senator, State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036, Lansing, MI 48909-7536, Switchboard Tel. 517-373-1837.
(2). Contribute to the Jordan Valley Defense Fund. Your investment will pay lasting dividends. Please make your check payable to the Michigan Land Use Institute, and mail it to P.O. Box 228, Benzonia, MI 49616.
Thank you. |
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The Institute and the Friends of the Jordan River Watershed are mobilizing citizens and informing the public about proposed Antrim gas drilling in the Jordan Valley. We also have hired legal counsel. This is a major battle with much at stake.
Opening the Jordan Valley to oil and gas development would be a blunder of historic proportions. It is crucially important that citizens challenge the procedures by which the Department of Environmental Quality and the Governor's Office are making decisions about the fate of this valuable public legacy.
What you can do:
(1). Call, write, and continue to call and write the following people.Then ask your friends who |
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Michigan Land Use Institute
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We Love Letters!
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The Great Lakes Bulletinwants to know what you're thinking about land use, growth, and development in northern Michigan. Please include your name, address, and telephone number, and send your letters to:
P.O. Box 228, Benzonia, MI 49616
Attn. Letters to the Editor. |
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Paper cutter
5 1/2" PC external disk drive
Room-sized rug
Telephones
Tape recorder |
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