Grants: Land Use
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Mapping of Existing “Tri-County” Trails
November 1999The project developed GIS maps of all trails in Saginaw, Bay, Midland and Genesee Counties. The maps were shared with all trail organizations, appropriate government agencies, and have been incorporated into the regional GIS database.
Regional Cooperation for Efficient GIS Development
November 1999The project created a Regional GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Coordinating Council, inventoried existing GIS data sets, developed regional standards for new data that is acquired, integrated existing data sets, and shared them with interested groups and agencies across the region. This initial effort was focused on the Tri-County area, with the plan to include other watershed counties in the future. Project partners included the Land Information Access Association and East Central Michigan Planning and Development Region.
Bay County Build Out Analysis
November 1998Bay County has experiencing rapid growth in its southern sections. The County used the “build out analysis” to analyze land use and growth patterns. Build out analysis is a new tool which shows what an area of land will look like if it all building permitted by existing zoning is constructed. The County used the analysis, in partnership with developers, townships, municipalities, and farm organizations, to plan for future growth.
Midland County River Inventories
June 1998The RC&D conducted surveys of road stream crossings and stream bank erosion along the Chippewa, Pine, Little Salt, and Tittabawassee Rivers and along Bullock Creek in Midland County. Erosion from these sites is creating significant water quality problems in the region’s rivers and in the Bay. The inventory allowed the RC&D and other conservation agencies to prioritize areas for remediation based on the severity of erosion and other conditions. Project partners included the City of Midland, various lake associations, and City of Sanford.
“Green Development†Educational Tour
June 1998Project complete. The Land Use Task Group sponsored a tour of open space developments in Genessee and Oakland Counties. The purpose of the tour is to help inform local developers, township officials, realtors, and engineers about development practices that preserve open space and protect the environment. Forty-nine people participated in the tour, which included visits to four conservation developments, and question and answer sessions with the developers, engineers, local officials who worked on the projects. As a follow up to the tour, the Land Use Task Group worked with Thomas Township on an ordinance that provides incentives for conservation development practices. This ordinance will be adopted in December 1999. Two of the developers who participated in the project are in the early stages of planning a conservation development in Swan Creek Township in Saginaw County. The Township and the Task Group raised an additional $1,230.65 to cover the cost of the tour.
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SAGINAW BAY WIN ~ c/o The Conservation Fund ~ P.O. Box 734 ~ Bay City, MI 48708
phone: 989-892-9171 fax: 989-892-9172 email:
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