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Great Lakes Bulletin
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Fall 1997/Winter 1998 • Volume 3, Number 1 |
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The purpose of the Great Lakes
Bulletin is to offer in-depth
reporting and reasoned analysis
about land use issues affecting
Michigan, and to provide
information and inspiration for
citizens to become more
involved in designing their
own communities.
The Great Lakes Bulletin is
published quarterly by the
Michigan Land Use Institute,
an independent, non-profit
educational and policy research
organization.
The Institute's goal is to help
foster a new approach to eco-
nomic development that
respects the land, the communi-
ties that inhabit the land, and
the inherent process of change. |
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Conserving Farmland
Farmers Find New Allies and Solutions... 6, 7, 8
Innovative Farmland Protection Programs... 9
Northern Michigan: Amid Dire Trends, Bright Spots Emerge... 10
Whitewater Township Protects Heritage, Simplifies Zoning... 11
Striking Gold With Cherries... 12
Mega Development in Leelanau County on Hold... 13
Area Conservancies Help Save Farmland... 13
Michigan's Oil & Gas Debate |
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The Michigan Land Use Institute began as
the Manistee County Land Use Coalition, to
address the pace and scale of Antrim Shale
gas development in rural northern Michigan.
MCLUC's acronym is pronounced 'muk-luk,'
as in the soft-soled moccasin that steps
lightly and respectfully on the earth. The
MCLUC Reporter has been incorporated
into the Great Lakes Bulletin as an ongoing
special section on oil and gas drilling. |
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Regulators Ignored Diversion of Public's Money... 14
Great Lakes Drilling: Plan Very Carefully... 15
Rivers at Risk: Report Calls for Watershed Protection... 16
Oil and Gas Reform Bills Moving in Legislature... 17
Progress Continues on Protecting Jordan Valley... 17
State Strengthening Some Rules on Hydrogen Sulfide... 18
Departments
Community Design
• Linking Transportation and Sprawl... 4
• Broader Environmental Review for Bypass Bridge... 5
• New Project for Transportation Choices... 5
Regional Projects
• Opposition to Resort's Grab at Cedar River Shows
Strength of Conservation Movement... 3
• New Citizen Handbook Available for Protecting Wetlands... 19
Public Trust Alliance
• Senator Reconsiders Bill to Weaken Natural River Act... 20
At the Institute
• Two New Staff Members... 21
• Open House... 21
Membership Pages
• New and Renewed Members... 22, 23
• New Grants... 23
The Bulletin Board... 24
Publication of the Great Lakes Bulletin is supported by grants from the
Frey Fourndation, the Alpern Foundation, and the C.S. Mott Foundation.
Credits:Unless otherwise noted, articles are by Keith Schneider or Hans
Voss. Layout is by LeClair Stoltmann. Section head designs are by Lisa
Wilkins Schulte. The house sketches in the Community Design section
are by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company. Opinions: Signed 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 edited with the writer's permission
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 the
Editor's attention. Corrections then will be published in the following
issue. Reprints: 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. |
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STAFF
Keith Schneider
Executive Director
Hans Voss
Associate Director
Florence Barone Schneider
Editor
Leclair Stoltmann
Publications Coordinator
ARLIN WASSERMAN
Policy Specialist
ALICIA HARRISON
Office Manager
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
R.T. Curran
Acting Chair
Deborah J. Rohe
Secretary
Richard J. Hitchingham
Treasurer
Gary Appel
Preston V. Dilts JR., M.D.
Keith Schneider
Virginia M. Sorenson
Bob Sutherland
General Counsel
James M. Olson
John D. Noonan
Copyright © 1998
Michigan Land Use Institute
P.O. Box 228
845 Michigan Avenue
Benzonia, MI 49616
Tel: 616/882-4723
Fax: 616/882-7350
mlui@traverse.com
Cover photograph:
© 1987 Patrick Owen
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