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This week: News that a film made in northern Michigan will head to the Sundance Film Festival next month. Plus, an update on housing efforts in and around Petoskey.
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Officials say they're feeling optimistic about opportunities for year-round housing but there’s still work to be done in the new year.
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County commissioners will give Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $125,000 a year for two years, with a possible extension for a third year. They also discussed the need for a better process on awarding excess cannabis, opioid, and American Rescue Plan funds.
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This comes as Leelanau County — and much of the region — faces a housing shortage that affects teacher recruitment and retention.
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Whitmer spoke on the playground of Blair Elementary School, just across the street from a planned development site for education workforce housing on land already owned by TCAPS.
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A consortium of four educational institutions has been working for two years on a project to build affordable housing units for school staff, and recently secured $5 million from the state’s Labor and Economic Opportunity budget specifically for their project.
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Panelists from regional and state agencies echoed a need for collaboration across multiple agencies and stakeholders.
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Ever since an enormous fire and roof collapse in September, the Cheboygan Tissue Depot site has sat in disrepair. Now, there are new plans for the site.
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City commissioners unanimously voted it down even with previous support from the planning commission and the local library.
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Goodwill of Northern Michigan hopes to lock in some of the units for permanent supportive housing.