Why Did the Rotarian Cross the Road?
Posted by Nick Edson
Now that Rotary has made a $1 million offer to the city to help fund the purchase of the old coal dock property, the big question is – How will Rotarians (and others) get across busy M-22 to access the property?
Rotarian Bob Stow smiled when he heard that question at Tuesday’s Rotary meeting.
“That’s something that hopefully we’ll be working on,” he said. “There aren’t any easy answers. But right now a van carries passengers across M-22 to ride on the tall ships, so we might start out going that route. But hopefully we’ll be talking about long term solutions.”
Marsha Smith, representing Rotary Charities, and John Hall, chair of Rotary Camps & Services, were both hopeful that Traverse City Light & Power and the city commission would be receptive to the offer.
“It’s not a done deal by any means,” said Marsha.
“But we think it could be the region’s next Open Space,” said John, meaning it would open up access to many citizens.
The next step is for Light & Power and the city commission to discuss the purchase at a student session at the end of this month.
And for someone to figure out: How will the Rotarian cross the road?
Rotarian Bob Stow smiled when he heard that question at Tuesday’s Rotary meeting.
“That’s something that hopefully we’ll be working on,” he said. “There aren’t any easy answers. But right now a van carries passengers across M-22 to ride on the tall ships, so we might start out going that route. But hopefully we’ll be talking about long term solutions.”
Marsha Smith, representing Rotary Charities, and John Hall, chair of Rotary Camps & Services, were both hopeful that Traverse City Light & Power and the city commission would be receptive to the offer.
“It’s not a done deal by any means,” said Marsha.
“But we think it could be the region’s next Open Space,” said John, meaning it would open up access to many citizens.
The next step is for Light & Power and the city commission to discuss the purchase at a student session at the end of this month.
And for someone to figure out: How will the Rotarian cross the road?