It is no secret that the Great Lakes are one of the most unique and precious environmental systems in the world. In fact, “the Great Lakes basin contains more than 20% of the world’s surface freshwater supplies and supports a more than 30 million population.”
Hazard mitigation planning allows communities to create long-term plans to reduce or eliminate the impacts that hazards have on the community’s population, economy, and natural environment.
The purpose of the Green Township Land Use Master Plan is to provide guidelines for future development within the community, while protecting the natural resources and rural township character. The Michigan Planning Enabling Act (PA 33 of 2008, as amended) authorizes townships to develop master plans. As stated in the enabling legislation.
Planning commissions often review proposals for construction projects, provide recommendations to elected officials, and ensure that developments align with the community’s long-term goals and policies. They might also engage with the public to gather input on major projects or policies. The work of a planning commission helps promote orderly development, protect natural resources, and enhance the quality of life for residents.
Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy.
This Recreation Plan addresses recreational facilities and plans within the boundaries of Alpena County. This is a joint planning process to provide for recreation planning for the County of Alpena as well as the townships of Alpena, Green, Ossineke, and Wilson. These townships chose to jointly plan for the future of their recreation assets. The plan will evaluate the surrounding recreational opportunities as well as the socio-economic status of Alpena County and the surrounding area in order to determine recreational needs of the population and to plan for improvements which fit those needs.