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The Grand Traverse region’s affordable housing issues havebeen well-documented by local organizations. The studies included here evaluate the need for affordable housing, what’s hindering its development, and how communities can most effectively respond. |
Grand Traverse Region Housing Needs Assessment:
These are available as PDF files. Click the Headline to download the document.
2009 Housing Needs Assessment Summary - Presentation The presentation includes recommendations for Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau Counties.
A Housing Needs Assessment For Antrim County, Michigan Click on the title (above) to view the document.
A Housing Needs Assessment For Benzie County, Michigan Click on the title (above) to view the document.
A Housing Needs Assessment for Grand Traverse County, Michigan Click on the title (above) to view the document.
A Housing Needs Assessment For Kalkaska County, Michican Click on the title (above) to view the document.
A Housing Needs Assessment For Leelanau County, Michigan Click on the title (above) to view the document.
Special Reports
Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Homeownership To explore the issue of potential regulatory barriers to affordable housing in the Traverse City urbanized area, Traverse City Rotary Camps and Services contracted with the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments to conduct an analysis of master plans and zoning ordinances throughout Grand Traverse County and Elmwood Township (Leelanau County). This document includes a brief analysis of each master plan and zoning ordinance in the defined region, as they relate to affordable home ownership. Each analyses contains a table that briefly states the regulatory barriers and strengths of each jurisdiction, as well as maps of current zoning and potential affordable housing sectors.
An Affordable Home Ownership Initiative in the Grand Traverse Region: Community Action Plan and Implementation Strategy (GLCF study) In 2007, Community Housing Choices and Traverse City Rotary Camps and Services contracted with the Great Lakes Capital Fund to develop an action plan and implementation strategy that would address issues surrounding the region’s affordable housing issues. This study includes evaluation and recommendations regarding various actions and organizational structures that could effectively address the community’s housing concerns. |
