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Aspire North Primer on Downtown and the 1997 TIF Plan
What's Next for Downtown, the DDA, and TIF? Over the last 40 years, the City of Traverse City’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been implementing a plan and has invested in numerous...
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06.05.2023

A Carrot—Not a Stick—Toward the Development of Greater Housing Options
This Tuesday, June 6th, at 7 pm at the Grand Traverse County Governmental Center, the Traverse City Planning Commission will be hosting a Public Hearing, with possible recommendations to the Traverse...
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06.05.2023

The GAD Top Three | June 5th, 2023
TC Planning Commission Considers Zoning Amendments, What’s Next for Downtown TC and the TC DDA, and U.S. Debt Ceiling and Its Effect on the Real Estate Sector In this week’s GAD Top Three,...
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06.02.2023

The GAD Top Three | May 30th, 2023
STR Moratorium Extended in East Bay Township and More STR Ordinance Amendments Considered, Paradise Township and Village of Suttons Bay Planning Commissions propose changes to ADU regulations. In this...
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05.29.2023

The GAD Top Three | May 22nd, 2023
Updates to the Benzie-Leelanau Sanitary Code Thanks to an Aspire North REALTOR!, Statewide Septic Code Bills Introduced in the Michigan House and Senate, and a Call to Action to Make Housing an...
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05.21.2023

The GAD Top Three | May 15th, 2023
In this week’s GAD Top Three I will share my top 3 takeaways from the REALTORS Legislative Meetings held this past May 6th through May 11th.
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05.12.2023