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Cherry Capital Connection needs your participation to complete our efforts to bring High Speed Internet Access to all households in Antrim County.

The current network neighborhoods being worked on are:

Atwood, East Jordan, Cedar, Glen Arbor, Maple City, Northport, Boyne City, Hayes Township, Mackinaw City, Cross Village, Boyne Highlands, Cheboygan and Gaylord areas

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Julie Hay has started a new business in our area – Red Fox Gardens.

Red Fox Gardens is excited to announce the details of our 2013 Bouquet Subscription Service! Don’t miss out on beautiful, locally grown flowers delivered to your doorstep all summer long. Yes, all summer long.

Who:  Residents of Elk Rapids, Williamsburg, downtown Traverse City, and the base of Old Mission 

The Details:  The bouquet subscription service will run from the week of June 16-September 22. Subscribers will receive a once weekly bouquet of locally grown flowers wrapped in a paper sleeve and delivered to their doorsteps.  Our flowers are grown free of pesticides, dyes and synthetic fertilizers. They are arranged with skillful, loving hands and showcase the seasonal beauty of the northern Michigan summer months.  

 

Price:  $225 for 15 weeks of local, fresh and beautiful bouquets. The weekly drop off day will be determined based on subscriber locations. 

 

Variety:  All bouquets will include the ever changing weekly color palette of our locally grown flowers and herbs. From achillea to zinnia and more than 70 varieties in between, Red Fox Gardens bouquets are a weekly dose of  seasonal and locally grown beauty for your home, office or cottage.

 

Make it Happen:  Email, call or Facebook Julie today ( juliemhay2@gmail.com, 231.233.2204, www.facebook.com/redfoxgardens) to reserve your spot. This is a limited subscription service and spots are anticipated to fill quickly.  Don’t miss out on 15 weeks of beautiful flowers! Treat yourself or a loved one today. (Source: Red Fox Gardens Web site and email from Julie Hay

Antrim County to be Awarded Certification as a Connected Community

 Bellaire, MI – On Thursday, April 18, Antrim County will be certified as a “Connected” community. County representatives will release a Technology Action Plan that will include results of a months-long assessment undertaken by the Antrim County Community Engagement Team.

The Antrim County Technology Action Plan contains specific recommendations of projects to expand digital literacy, build awareness for the benefits of broadband, and assistbusinesses with websites and social media, and improving the online presence of local governments, among others. Achieving status of Connected certification affords a community an avenue to discuss its success and pursue opportunities as a recognized, technologically advanced community.

Who

• Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) Robin Ancona, director, Telecommunications Division
• Antrim County Community Engagement Team
• Connect Michigan

What
Connected Community certification and Technology Action Plan release

When/Where
Wednesday, April 18, 2013, 10 AM
Antrim County Building, Commission Chambers

205 East Cayuga Street
Bellaire, MI 49615

In an initial effort to provide more after-hours shopping in Elk Rapids, several additional businesses are planning to be open soon until at least 9 p.m.

Let’s make downtown Elk Rapids an evening place to see, be seen and shop. And not just on Wednesday nights.

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Cherry Capital Connection specializes in delivering cost effective High Speed Internet to rural areas. Robust Internet is an economic enabler. Consumers can access the web, receive cost effect telephone service (VoIP), receive video content (movies) and even improve cellular phone service. Cherry Capital Connection deploys the newest 5G “fixed point wireless” and GIG fiber providing the greatest available throughput for supporting your telecommunications needs. We invite you to learn more about our network neighborhood deployment and funding model. Please visit our web site at http://cherrycapitalconnection.com.

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The Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 2013 Northern Michigan Business Expo and Job Fair, held Thursday, April 18, at the Williamsburg Banquet and Conference Center, 4230 M-72 East, Williamsburg, MI. The event will run from 12:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Scheduled events include a lunch with a panel discussion, exhibitions, and Business After Hours, hourly drawings, and performances by the students of Elk Rapids High School. This state of the art event will provide many excellent opportunities for Elk Rapids and surrounding area businesses to showcase what they have to offer to the public and to network with other businesses.

The lunch will include a panel discussion regarding the expansion of the TART Trail from Acme to Elk Rapids. Scheduled participants are Julie Clark, TART Trail; Kim Pontius, Grand Vision; Dean Branson, Elk Rapids Rotary; Megan Olds, Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy; and Amy Jenema, Acme Township Trustee; TV 7 & 4 News Anchor, Marc Schollett will moderate the discussion.  A limited number of tickets will be available to the public.

Space is limited; call today to reserve your space. For information contact the Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce at 231-264-8202 or email Misty Youngson at myoungson@elkrapidschamber.org Source: Chamber email

Here are the results. Click on the headings to view the actual documents.

ResidentialParkingSurveyAndAvailabilityAssessment
From the document introduction: “The Elk Rapids Village Council is considering a proposal to eliminate portions of the residential parking requirements in the Central Business District (CBD) in the Zoning and Unified Development Code. A survey of the CBD property owners and an associated informal parking analysis were created to aide the Council in a more informed decision.

The data collected in this assessment provides both a qualitative and quantitative perspective on the previously undocumented parking activity associated with the residential land use in the district and the variables that impact this activity. Additionally, data was compiled on parking availability and  prioritization of space within the district that can be utilized to inform future commercial and residential land use planning and the associated decision making process.”

B2ParcelOwnerInformation
This document contains parcel by parcel raw data on owners and number of rental units that was used to prepare the assessment.

Dredging has been in the news a lot lately.

Four years ago, funding topped $60 million. This year, it was expected to be about half that and could be slashed further by cuts to the federal budget resulting from the sequester. The total price tag to cover all the commercial dredging needs on the lakes is about $100 million, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, which maintains the harbors and channels.

To hold even, the lakes need about $40 million in dredging a year, said Jim Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers Association, an Ohio-based trade group representing companies that move 115 million tons of cargo across the Great Lakes every year. Without that, the backlog keeps growing. Committing $60 million a year could clear the backlog in a decade, he said, but that depends on whether water levels continue to drop.    Freep

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Meijer presented plan modifications that included adding around 4800 square feet to the store, as well as less noticeably changes like moving the location of the pharmacy and bottle return. The commission approved the changes in an unanimous vote.    UpNorthLive

Here are a few of the changes taking place in the Village now:

The W Group – Now on River Street
Façade update coming soon.

EZ Mart on U.S. 31

River Grill on Ames Street