Mead & Hunt, Inc.

Meetings

Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be held at the Filer Township Hall, 2505 Filer City Road, Manistee, MI 49660 and begin at 7:00 p.m.

Focus Group Meetings are scheduled as follows (all dates are 2008):

Focus Group #1:  Tuesday, January 22 at 7:00 p.m. (regular planning commission meeting begins at 6:45 p.m.)
Topic:  US-31 Corridor Commercial Area Focus

Click here to access the focus group workbook from January 22nd:  Focus_Group_Workbook-rev.doc

Click here to read the results of the focus group activity:

Question_1_results.doc
Question_2_results.doc
Question_3_results.doc
Question_4_results.doc
Question_5_results.doc

Focus Group #2:  Tuesday, February 12
Topic:  Transportation Opportunities
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location:  Filer Township Hall

Click here to view meeting notes from the focus group activity:

Meeting_Notes.pdf

Focus Group #3:  Tuesday, February 19
Topic:  Filer City/ Oak Hill/ Waterfront Industrial
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location: Madison Elementary School

Click here to view meeting notes from the focus group:

Meeting_Notes_02.19.08.pdf

Focus Group #4:  Tuesday, March 25
Topic:  Idea exchange with the City of Manistee
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location:  Filer Township Hall

Additional Project Meetings are scheduled as part of the regular Planning Commission meetings:

Presentation of Draft Concepts:  April 15, 2008
Click here to view the Draft Concepts document:  Draft_Concepts_Final2.pdf

Open House Event for Public Input:  April 29, 2008

Participants at the Open House rotated around to four different stations and responded to statements related to (1) Goals and Policies; (2) Future Land Use; (3) Mission and Vision; and (4) Actions.  If you would like to see an original copy of the posters, please visit the Project Information page.

Click here to view each of the completed posters:
Actions.jpg
FLU_Map.jpg
Goal_Statement.jpg
Mission_Statement.jpg
Principles.jpg
Vision_Statement_2.jpg
FLU_Commercial_Questions.jpg
FLU_High_Density_Residential.jpg

Presentation of Draft Strategic Plan:  May 20, 2008

Presentation of Final Strategic Plan:  Target Date:  Tuesday, June 17