Welcome to a new experiment in improving our community.
The purpose of this website is to make Traverse City better. Traverse City is a great place to live, but it can be better.
We want to build a clearinghouse for ideas to improve the quality of life in our city, and a way to connect people interested in making them happen. An idea factory, and a network.
We want to propose ideas, and get your input on them. We want your ideas, and we will post them here and seek input on them.
Then we will translate ideas into reality. We’ll do this by sharing information and coordinating efforts when it comes time for decisions to be made. We will build an email list, do informal surveys, collect informational resources, and then leverage those assets for positive change.
What happens in local government affects us where we live. The ideas posted here are the start of a conversation. What do you want your city to be?
Chris Bzdok
For a video describing this project in more depth, click on this link:
http://www.upnorthmedia.org/publicprogram.asp?SDBFid=1175#vid
(the description starts 1 minute, 30 seconds into the video)
This website was paid for by Chris Bzdok for Mayor, 520 N. Spruce St., Traverse City, MI 49684
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September 16, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Arnold Reynolds
We should look at keeping enviornment green, the biomass plant was announced before it was really investigated on how it would impact the local homeowners and the enivornment. I know because I called and spoke to Ed Rice myself. Please encourage people to really study things all the way through instead of being impetutious and developing something that is highly dangerous to the community. I venture to say that having had evidence of the sewage debacle we must as citizens really question people and their motives and abilities beforehand instead of after such large projects are already developed.
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August 9, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Eldon
We should look at keeping enviornment green, the biomass plant was announced before it was really investigated on how it would impact the local homeowners and the enivornment. I know because I called and spoke to Ed Rice myself. Please encourage people to really study things all the way through instead of being impetutious and developing something that is highly dangerous to the community. I venture to say that having had evidence of the sewage debacle we must as citizens really question people and their motives and abilities beforehand instead of after such large projects are already developed.
January 22, 2010 at 9:54 am
Maura Ennenga
I would love to see a tram system, I have lived in Portland, OR and they were slow to move on public transport systems. The traffic is now troublesome. I think it would be great to have one less parking deck and more closed down areas that don’t allow cars. Parking outside the city and shuttling in, or like Madison encourage biking.
We should look at keeping enviornment green, the biomass plant was announced before it was really investigated on how it would impact the local homeowners and the enivornment. I know because I called and spoke to Ed Rice myself. Please encourage people to really study things all the way through instead of being impetutious and developing something that is highly dangerous to the community. I venture to say that having had evidence of the sewage debacle we must as citizens really question people and their motives and abilities beforehand instead of after such large projects are already developed.
Community gardens are so necessary, it would behoove us to look at land that is simply sitting vacant and start planning gardens. Empty land looks so much better full and productive. Community Gardens not only strengthen peoples relationships but connects people back to the land. Many of the big cities I have lived in thrived on these types of projects.
We are a passionate community, and for that I am proud to be part of such a vibrant group.
Maura Ennenga
December 9, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Basil Gray
I guess it,s about time I v oiced my opinion on several city proposals.
1 No biofuel plants wihin the city limits.
2 Let Peterson Machinery get our hydro electric generaters back on line
and promote something GREEN in our area.By removing the dams we
will probably create a real mess to the Boardman River.Killling fish and
private property damage could cost millions of dollars.
3 Dog parks not needed.
4 How can west end beach be cleared to M-72 , without a big fight with the DEQ? Maybe east bay park can also be cleaned up.To my knowledge it is still part of the city.
5 Now what can be done about the high property taxes? Mine has gone UP every year since the Hedley Amendment,even though my realestate value for the past three years has gone down.
6 Keep our fingers out of the Brown Bridge fund.