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Changing the Look of Mid-Michigan
Land Use Lunches are held on the first Fridays between September and May and are
sponsored by the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council.
Friday, June 4, 2010; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mid-MEAC First Friday Land Use Lunch
Mid-MEAC members are invited for a tour of the Granger Recycling Center, Wood Street Landfill,
electric generating station, and Granger Meadows Park on the first Friday of June, JUNE 4 th, at
noon.
A box lunch will be provided, but we need an accurate count of attendees, so please rsvp this
time.
Tour will begin promptly at noon, from the Granger Meadows Park east parking lot, which is on
Granger Meadows Lane, west of Wood Road, south of State Road.
Rick Galardi, DeWitt Township Supervisor, and Tonia Olson of Granger will discuss the
development of Granger Meadows, with a focus on the public/private working relationship and
subsequent results. They will discuss the area zoning, planned uses for nearby properties yet to
be developed, and the positive regional impact of planning efforts of DeWitt Township. There will
be a bus tour of the Meadows, and ample opportunity for questions.
Please reserve your spot by June 1 by contacting Andrea Davis at 517-371-9736 or
adavis@grangernet.com.
Friday, May 7, 2010; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mid-MEAC First Friday Land Use Lunch
Central United Methodist Church at Capitol and Ottawa
When a competition to design a net-Zero house was announced to colleges in the state, some
might have assumed it was meant for architecture programs at bigger schools. But Jed Dingens,
AIA, LEED, recruited a group of LCC students, induced them to work long hours and extra weeks,
and together the team has produced a zero-energy Victorian style house with a feather on top (the
windmill). The winning home will be built on Mackinac Island.
MidMEAC's First Friday Land Use lunch will be held at noon on May 7th at Central United Methodist
Church. A light buffet lunch is served (suggested donation $5) . We're always done by 1:00, no
need to send in reservations. Hope to see you there!
Friday, April 2, 2010; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mid-MEAC First Friday Land Use Lunch
Central United Methodist Church at Capitol and Ottawa
Landon Bartley, City Planner for City of Grand Rapids, will speak on the subject of greening the
building and zoning codes -- that is, incorporating environmental benefits from standards such as
Energy Star and LEED into local ordinances and municipal standards -- at the April 2 First Friday
Land Use Luncheon. The monthly luncheons, sponsored by the Mid-Michigan Environmental
Action Council, include a buffet lunch, presentation by an expert speaker, and Q&A. They are held
from noon to 1:00 at the Central United Methodist Church at Capitol and Ottawa. A light buffet
lunch is available for a suggested donation of $5, and all are welcome. RSVP to Liz Harrow at
harrowe@lcc.edu.
Here's a partial list of recent speakers:
Land Use Lunches are held on the first Fridays between September and May and are
sponsored by the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council.
Friday, June 4, 2010; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mid-MEAC First Friday Land Use Lunch
Mid-MEAC members are invited for a tour of the Granger Recycling Center, Wood Street Landfill,
electric generating station, and Granger Meadows Park on the first Friday of June, JUNE 4 th, at
noon.
A box lunch will be provided, but we need an accurate count of attendees, so please rsvp this
time.
Tour will begin promptly at noon, from the Granger Meadows Park east parking lot, which is on
Granger Meadows Lane, west of Wood Road, south of State Road.
Rick Galardi, DeWitt Township Supervisor, and Tonia Olson of Granger will discuss the
development of Granger Meadows, with a focus on the public/private working relationship and
subsequent results. They will discuss the area zoning, planned uses for nearby properties yet to
be developed, and the positive regional impact of planning efforts of DeWitt Township. There will
be a bus tour of the Meadows, and ample opportunity for questions.
Please reserve your spot by June 1 by contacting Andrea Davis at 517-371-9736 or
adavis@grangernet.com.
Friday, May 7, 2010; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mid-MEAC First Friday Land Use Lunch
Central United Methodist Church at Capitol and Ottawa
When a competition to design a net-Zero house was announced to colleges in the state, some
might have assumed it was meant for architecture programs at bigger schools. But Jed Dingens,
AIA, LEED, recruited a group of LCC students, induced them to work long hours and extra weeks,
and together the team has produced a zero-energy Victorian style house with a feather on top (the
windmill). The winning home will be built on Mackinac Island.
MidMEAC's First Friday Land Use lunch will be held at noon on May 7th at Central United Methodist
Church. A light buffet lunch is served (suggested donation $5) . We're always done by 1:00, no
need to send in reservations. Hope to see you there!
Friday, April 2, 2010; 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Mid-MEAC First Friday Land Use Lunch
Central United Methodist Church at Capitol and Ottawa
Landon Bartley, City Planner for City of Grand Rapids, will speak on the subject of greening the
building and zoning codes -- that is, incorporating environmental benefits from standards such as
Energy Star and LEED into local ordinances and municipal standards -- at the April 2 First Friday
Land Use Luncheon. The monthly luncheons, sponsored by the Mid-Michigan Environmental
Action Council, include a buffet lunch, presentation by an expert speaker, and Q&A. They are held
from noon to 1:00 at the Central United Methodist Church at Capitol and Ottawa. A light buffet
lunch is available for a suggested donation of $5, and all are welcome. RSVP to Liz Harrow at
harrowe@lcc.edu.
Here's a partial list of recent speakers:
- Tim Dempsey, East Lansing Director of Planning, talked about public/private partnerships
to stimulate development. - Dan Kildee, Genesee County Treasurer, spoke of Flint's plan to shrink its infrastructure to
fit its population. - Ron Overton, MDOT planner, gave a stirrng presentation on the importance of native plants
and biodiversity. - Harmony Gmazel, of the TriCounty Regional Planning Department, and Nancy Krupiarz, of
the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance, spoke about the second, interactive phase of
the Greening Mid-Michigan Project .
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