Dublin Core
Title
Finding aid for Regional Government Documents, 1940-1980
Subject
Economic development--Michigan.
Description
Finding aid for the Regional Government Documents collection, 1 linear foot of material, housed at the Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere Main Library. The collection consists of published documents by various governmental and nongovernmental units on the development of Northwest Michigan, economically and physically, including planning documents to anticipate same. Many of the documents contain various statistical data and maps that informed the developed plans. The bulk of the collection concerns the City of Traverse City.
Creator
Librarians at Traverse City Public Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
Source
Grand Traverse Regional Data Center, Traverse City (Mich.)
Community Planning Information Center, Traverse City (Mich.)
City of Traverse City, Traverse City (Mich.)
Publisher
Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City (Mich.)
Date
1940-1980
Contributor
None.
Rights
Copyright is held by the publishing institution, which varies in each document. However, records are held in the public interest and made publicly available. Collection is open without restriction.
Relation
None.
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
2017.4
Coverage
Michigan.
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
PDF Text
Text
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 1
LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
610 Woodmere Avenue Traverse City MI 49686
Creator: Traverse Area District Library
Title: Regional Government Documents
Inclusive dates: 1974-1977
Bulk dates: 1942-1980
Extent: 1 linear foot
Call number: WOOD-LHC 2017.4
Language: Material is in English
Acquisition: Anonymous donation.
Accruals: Periodic additions to the collection are not expected.
Access: The collection is open without restriction.
Photographs: Reprints in each publication in collection.
A-V Material: None.
Digital Material: None.
Copyright: Copyright is held by the publishing governmental or
nongovernmental unit.
Processed By: Amy Barritt, 2017
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 2
Abstract
Collection of published documents by various governmental and nongovernmental units
on the development of Northwest Michigan, economically and physically, including
planning documents to anticipate same. Many of the documents contain various
statistical data and maps that informed the developed plans. The bulk of the collection
concerns the City of Traverse City.
History
Collection was organized from various documents retained by the librarians at Traverse
Area District Library over many decades, especially from two collections intended for
public use held at the Library, the Grand Traverse Regional Data Center, and the
Community Planning Information Center, both of which were most active in the 1970s.
Scope and Content Note
Collection contains documents titled variously “Mater Plan” and “Comprehensive Plan,”
but the intention of these documents is the same, to provide an overarching document
that governmental units would follow to best protect and prepare the geographic region
for anticipated growth. This includes the stated goals of the given governmental units,
policies, and specific plans that fit the stated goals.
Many of these documents contain statistical information about the population. Some of
the information came from surveys taken by governmental units, and some from reliable
sources, including the Federal Census records. Statistical information includes the
make-up of the population by gender, age, race, ethnicity, family size, financial
resources, and more, as well as local economic statistics including number and size of
businesses, types of industry, and financial resources.
The document titled “Community Forums, Traverse City, Michigan, Spring 1975” may
be of particular interest to researchers looking for information reported directly by
residents and business persons, rather than accumulated statistical data. A series of
five forums were held, in response to a survey done in 1974 titled “Traverse City
Community Life Survey,” in which residents outlined what they think about the city,
issues they think the City should be concerned about, and how they want to play a role
in the City governement’s decision making. In the five forums, various Traverse City
residents were invited to offer their opinions on topics such as growth, change,
character of the City, land use, community resources and facilities, transportation, and
inter-governmental cooperation.
The document titled “Preliminary: Community Facilities Report on Traverse City
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 3
Comprehensive Plan,” August 1976, includes specific information about the
infrastructure of the City. This includes detailed reports and maps on the water supply
system, sanitary sewer system, storm drainage, solid waste disposal, fire protection,
police protection, and medical facilities.
The documents titled “Traverse City Study for Selected Areas” will be the documents
with the most concentrated statistical data. In a given year, the Grand Traverse
Regional Data Center chose very speicifc neighborhoods to canvas, which included a
surveying a sample of residents, and taking a housing and industrial establisment count.
The appendices contain profiles generated for each section or neighborhood canvased.
The document titled “West Bay Waterfront Park Plan” is an implementation plan for the
City master plan relative to the West Bay Waterfront. Based on a map found in the
doument, this area covers the the waterfront on West Bay north of Grandview Parkway,
from the section where the Marina and Clinch Park Zoo (now the Bijou by the By
Theater) are, encompassing the Open Space but disregarding the Traverse City Light &
Power Plant, to the West End Park, or about one mile of the waterfront. The plans
called for very specific improvements to be made to enhance the recreational use of the
area, including adding a continuous bike trail, walking and biking bridges, restoration of
lost beach areas, pedestrian crossings, parking lots, and shoreline stabilization.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 4
Container No.
Description
City of Traverse City [series:]
Box 1
“City Master Plan,” 1942
“City Master Plan,” 1962 (volume 1)
“City Master Plan,” 1962 (volume 2)
“Summary Report, update of the Traverse City Comprehensive
Plan, First Study Year,” 1974
“Community Forums, Traverse City, Michigan,” 1975
“Summary Report, Natural Environmental Influences, A report on
the Traverse City Comprehensive Plan,” February 1976
“Draft: A Parking and Traffic Study for the City of Traverse City,
Michigan,” April 1976
“Preliminary: Community Facilities, Report on Traverse City
Comprehensive Plan,” August 1976
“Preliminary: Final Report Summary of the Revised
Comprehensive
Plan for Physical Development,” December 1976
“Traverse City Study for Selected Areas,” Grand Traverse Area
Data Center, Fall 1976
“City Plan,” 1977
“West Bay Waterfront Park Plan,” April 1977
“Traverse City Study for Selected Areas,” Grand Traverse Area
Data Center, Fall 1977
“Data on Traverse City, Michigan,” presented by Consumers
Power
Company, Jackson, Michigan, January 1980
Northwest Michigan [series:]
“Prologue for Accelerated Growth of Economy,” Northwest
Michigan Economic Development District, October 1968
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 1
LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
610 Woodmere Avenue Traverse City MI 49686
Creator: Traverse Area District Library
Title: Regional Government Documents
Inclusive dates: 1974-1977
Bulk dates: 1942-1980
Extent: 1 linear foot
Call number: WOOD-LHC 2017.4
Language: Material is in English
Acquisition: Anonymous donation.
Accruals: Periodic additions to the collection are not expected.
Access: The collection is open without restriction.
Photographs: Reprints in each publication in collection.
A-V Material: None.
Digital Material: None.
Copyright: Copyright is held by the publishing governmental or
nongovernmental unit.
Processed By: Amy Barritt, 2017
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 2
Abstract
Collection of published documents by various governmental and nongovernmental units
on the development of Northwest Michigan, economically and physically, including
planning documents to anticipate same. Many of the documents contain various
statistical data and maps that informed the developed plans. The bulk of the collection
concerns the City of Traverse City.
History
Collection was organized from various documents retained by the librarians at Traverse
Area District Library over many decades, especially from two collections intended for
public use held at the Library, the Grand Traverse Regional Data Center, and the
Community Planning Information Center, both of which were most active in the 1970s.
Scope and Content Note
Collection contains documents titled variously “Mater Plan” and “Comprehensive Plan,”
but the intention of these documents is the same, to provide an overarching document
that governmental units would follow to best protect and prepare the geographic region
for anticipated growth. This includes the stated goals of the given governmental units,
policies, and specific plans that fit the stated goals.
Many of these documents contain statistical information about the population. Some of
the information came from surveys taken by governmental units, and some from reliable
sources, including the Federal Census records. Statistical information includes the
make-up of the population by gender, age, race, ethnicity, family size, financial
resources, and more, as well as local economic statistics including number and size of
businesses, types of industry, and financial resources.
The document titled “Community Forums, Traverse City, Michigan, Spring 1975” may
be of particular interest to researchers looking for information reported directly by
residents and business persons, rather than accumulated statistical data. A series of
five forums were held, in response to a survey done in 1974 titled “Traverse City
Community Life Survey,” in which residents outlined what they think about the city,
issues they think the City should be concerned about, and how they want to play a role
in the City governement’s decision making. In the five forums, various Traverse City
residents were invited to offer their opinions on topics such as growth, change,
character of the City, land use, community resources and facilities, transportation, and
inter-governmental cooperation.
The document titled “Preliminary: Community Facilities Report on Traverse City
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 3
Comprehensive Plan,” August 1976, includes specific information about the
infrastructure of the City. This includes detailed reports and maps on the water supply
system, sanitary sewer system, storm drainage, solid waste disposal, fire protection,
police protection, and medical facilities.
The documents titled “Traverse City Study for Selected Areas” will be the documents
with the most concentrated statistical data. In a given year, the Grand Traverse
Regional Data Center chose very speicifc neighborhoods to canvas, which included a
surveying a sample of residents, and taking a housing and industrial establisment count.
The appendices contain profiles generated for each section or neighborhood canvased.
The document titled “West Bay Waterfront Park Plan” is an implementation plan for the
City master plan relative to the West Bay Waterfront. Based on a map found in the
doument, this area covers the the waterfront on West Bay north of Grandview Parkway,
from the section where the Marina and Clinch Park Zoo (now the Bijou by the By
Theater) are, encompassing the Open Space but disregarding the Traverse City Light &
Power Plant, to the West End Park, or about one mile of the waterfront. The plans
called for very specific improvements to be made to enhance the recreational use of the
area, including adding a continuous bike trail, walking and biking bridges, restoration of
lost beach areas, pedestrian crossings, parking lots, and shoreline stabilization.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
Regional Government Documents, 4
Container No.
Description
City of Traverse City [series:]
Box 1
“City Master Plan,” 1942
“City Master Plan,” 1962 (volume 1)
“City Master Plan,” 1962 (volume 2)
“Summary Report, update of the Traverse City Comprehensive
Plan, First Study Year,” 1974
“Community Forums, Traverse City, Michigan,” 1975
“Summary Report, Natural Environmental Influences, A report on
the Traverse City Comprehensive Plan,” February 1976
“Draft: A Parking and Traffic Study for the City of Traverse City,
Michigan,” April 1976
“Preliminary: Community Facilities, Report on Traverse City
Comprehensive Plan,” August 1976
“Preliminary: Final Report Summary of the Revised
Comprehensive
Plan for Physical Development,” December 1976
“Traverse City Study for Selected Areas,” Grand Traverse Area
Data Center, Fall 1976
“City Plan,” 1977
“West Bay Waterfront Park Plan,” April 1977
“Traverse City Study for Selected Areas,” Grand Traverse Area
Data Center, Fall 1977
“Data on Traverse City, Michigan,” presented by Consumers
Power
Company, Jackson, Michigan, January 1980
Northwest Michigan [series:]
“Prologue for Accelerated Growth of Economy,” Northwest
Michigan Economic Development District, October 1968
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