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Grand Traverse County commissioners are exploring possible changes to two key county functions: the Road Commission and the Drain Commissioner’s o...

TRAVERSE CITY — The agency that maintains more than 1,000 miles of local roads may be in for major changes if a new governance model is selected by the Grand

Grand Traverse County commissioners approved a new policy Wednesday that will guide how and when tax breaks are given to workforce housing developers un...

A debate over the makeup of the Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) board appears headed to court after Grand Traverse County commissioners narrowl...

TRAVERSE CITY — An ongoing dispute between the Grand Traverse County Commission and the Bay Area Transit Authority board intensified Wednesday when commissioners voted 5-4 to deny BATA’s request regarding

TRAVERSE CITY – What may seem like an obscure government matter raised deep philosophical and practical questions for the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners as it grappled with conflicting

TRAVERSE CITY — The board of the Bay Area Transportation Authority voted Thursday to grant a two-week extension before launching a potential lawsuit against Grand Traverse County.

A months-long simmering dispute over the makeup of the Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) board could boil over again – with BATA threatenin...

TRAVERSE CITY — Growth in the population and public safety spending were key topics Wednesday morning as the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners weighed the merits of a proposed

TRAVERSE CITY — The ongoing dispute between the Bay Area Transportation Authority and the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners reached a new level of intensity when BATA board members