Public Comment

Leelanau Township is updating its Master Plan, the long-range document that guides future land use, zoning decisions, infrastructure planning, housing priorities, business activity, and protection of rural character. The Planning Commission has posted draft materials on future land use, home occupations and business use, implementation, airports, housing survey results, and public comment. The debate is not just about one project. It is about how much the township should change its rules over time to handle housing pressure, farm and tourism activity, land preservation, traffic, infrastructure, and local business needs. A Master Plan sounds abstract, but it is where the township decides what kind of place it is trying to stay or become before each zoning fight turns into its own argument.

How should Leelanau Township update its Master Plan?

Overall results

1
65% support
7

A good Master Plan should not say yes everywhere or no everywhere. It should identify where change fits and where it clearly does not.

7

Local businesses, farms, workers, and residents all need predictability. A mapped, targeted plan is better than arguing parcel by parcel.

2
50% support · excluded by 6%
7

A plan that talks about community but leaves workers, young families, and older residents priced out is not really protecting the community.

3
47% support · excluded by 6%
7

Once the township loses open land and farm character, it does not get it back. The plan should be firm about what makes this place different.

4
38% support · excluded by 3%
7

If the township is functioning, officials should be careful about using a planning update to create new restrictions or obligations.

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