Grand Traverse Band Planning and Development | Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

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Faced with a growing land base and population, ongoing economic development, an increasing number of visitors to its reservation, and new pressures from outside interests, the Grand Traverse Band created a Planning and Development Department, which subsequently embarked on a comprehensive and participatory land use planning process. The process and its outcomes have been instrumental in guiding the Department’s diverse initiatives in public works, housing, public-interest building and regulatory standard setting and in establishing the Band as a respected partner in regional development.