WELCOME TO THE BAY BRIEF!

Welcome to the first issue of the City of Traverse City's E-Newsletter, The Bay Brief! Each week, we will issue this publication to serve as a quick and easy read on the latest scoop in the City of Traverse City.  We know you are busy, we know summer is coming, so we will keep it short and sweet to better engage with you...on your time!

FISCAL YEAR

2022-2023 BUDGET

City Commission approval of the Annual Budget is set for June 6, 2022. 

Highlights for this year's budget include significant investment in water and sewer infrastructure improvements, a new West End Beach Bathhouse, a City Masterplan rewrite, upgrades in neighborhood parks, and the continuation of the bridge rehabilitation project.

CAPE SEAL

PROJECT

The City's Cape Seal Project kicked off on May 23, 2022 and is anticipated to be complete by June 10, 2022. 

A cape seal is a two-step pavement preservation process that combines two roadway surface treatments designed to extend the life of pavements in fair to good condition. 12.85 miles of city roadway will receive the cape seal treatment.

ADULT USE CANNABIS RETAIL APPLICATIONS

The City Clerk’s Office will be making Adult Use Cannabis Retail applications available as of Monday, June 13, 2022.

Applications will be accepted beginning August 22, 2022 at 8 am through August 26, 2022 at 5 pm.

The maximum number of adult use retail licenses in the City will be 24.

COMMUNITY PLANTING

Join Us! A Butterfly Garden Planting & Celebration will take place on Saturday, June 4th at 9 am at Hull Park. Volunteers are needed to plant the 2,500 square feet garden that is laid out in the shape of a Monarch Butterfly.

The Butterfly Garden will serve as a shoreline buffer garden to collect and absorb rainwater runoff from grass above and provide habitat for beneficial pollinators. Nutrients and pollutants will be filtered by soils and roots so they do not reach Boardman Lake or groundwater.

We want to extend our gratitude to Nelson Asper who generously donated the garden in honor of his late wife Cindy.

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK 

Honoring those that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.