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With the votes tallied and the surveys sifted, the results of the six-county, citizen-based Grand Vision land use and transportation study indicate that residents of Benzie County and the five other counties in the Grand Traverse region largely agree on h...
But lawmakers’ petition, Cox opinion reflect utilities clout...
Governor explains her clean-energy initiatives in video interview...
We are sending out some kudos this week to Emmet County for the very impressive Comprehensive Plan its board of commissioners approved last month....
Her big ‘green jobs’ program aims to cut utility bills, fossil fuel use...
A costly legal battle between a big-box developer and Emmet County’s Bear Creek Township is winding down, and the news is mixed....
February 19, 2009 | By Glenn Puit
Draft reflects wide preference for walkable towns, nearby work, open spaces...
Nearly a year ago, we reported on the significant cultural and political divides in Benzie County that have led, in part, to two townships pulling out of countywide planning and zoning....
In two head-turning reversals, Benzie County has fired its zoning administrator, Craig Seger, and revoked its earlier decision to eliminate longtime county planner Dave Neiger....
December 22, 2008 | By Glenn Puit
As Rogers City plant faces final hearing, Buckeyes warn against dirtier fuel...
December 22, 2008 | By Glenn Puit
Across America, utilities are embracing a dirtier, cheaper fuel...
December 4, 2008 | By Glenn Puit
New commissioner eager for solutions to Benzie’s planning, zoning problems...
December 4, 2008 | By Glenn Puit
Benzie County’s administrator answers his critics...
A newly elected member of the Benzie County Board of Commissioners says the next couple of months will be a critical time for countywide planning and zoning in Benzie, and he also thinks it’s likely that longtime county Planner Dave Neiger is likely to st...
Longtime Benzie County Planner Dave Neiger now has a job for at least a couple more months, but questions continue to surface about the future of county-wide planning and zoning in Benzie County....
October 15, 2008 | By Glenn Puit
Attorney says action voids a permit for Rogers City project...
Benzie County Zoning Administrator Craig Seger apologized to the planning commission Tuesday night for the furor caused by his role in the ouster of longtime Benzie County planner Dave Neiger....
October 6, 2008 | By Glenn Puit
As hearings loom, Rogers City project gets state OK to burn cheaper, dirtier fuel...
October 6, 2008 | By Glenn Puit
What did Presque Isle County’s commissioners know, and when?...
Big things are happening in a small office in Houghton, Mich., on the campus of Michigan Technological University, and they are affecting kids in classrooms across the state, as well as citizen planners literally around the world....
