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Governor Granholm and Legislative Leaders Announce Bipartisan Land Use Council
The members of the council include:
William Milliken, Former Governor of Michigan (Co-Chair)
Frank Kelley Former Attorney General of Michigan (Co-Chair)
Patty Birkholz State Senator
Liz Brater State Senator
Ruth Johnson State Representative
Chris Kolb State Representative
Jim Barrett Michigan Chamber of Commerce, President
Jim Brooks Retired Businessman
Keith Charters New Designs for Growth
Dan Gilmartin Michigan Municipal League, Deputy Executive Director
Gordon Guyer Former DNR & Agriculture Dept. Director
Colin Hubbell The Hubbell Group, Founding Partner
Robert R. Jones Builder, Former President Michigan Home Builders Assoc.
Dan Kildee Genesee County Treasurer
Mick McGraw Home Builder/Developer
Chris MacInnes Crystal Mountain Resort, Senior VP
Larry Merrill Michigan Township Association, Executive Director
James Okrazewski MeadWestvaco Papers Group, Fiber Supply Manager
Lana Pollack Michigan Environmental Council, President
Helen Taylor Nature Conservancy, State Director
Rev. Kevin Turman M.O.S.E.S., President
Hans Voss Michigan Land Use Institute, Executive Director
Brian Warner Wolverine Power, Environmentalist
Hester Wheeler Detroit NAACP, Executive Director
Gil White Michigan Association of Realtors, Director
Wayne Wood Michigan Farm Bureau, President
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Notice the lack of professional planning experience. The Michigan Society of Planning had pushed for an appointment by one of it's members, but apparently a planner isn't important on a land use council ???
The members of the council include:
William Milliken, Former Governor of Michigan (Co-Chair)
Frank Kelley Former Attorney General of Michigan (Co-Chair)
Patty Birkholz State Senator
Liz Brater State Senator
Ruth Johnson State Representative
Chris Kolb State Representative
Jim Barrett Michigan Chamber of Commerce, President
Jim Brooks Retired Businessman
Keith Charters New Designs for Growth
Dan Gilmartin Michigan Municipal League, Deputy Executive Director
Gordon Guyer Former DNR & Agriculture Dept. Director
Colin Hubbell The Hubbell Group, Founding Partner
Robert R. Jones Builder, Former President Michigan Home Builders Assoc.
Dan Kildee Genesee County Treasurer
Mick McGraw Home Builder/Developer
Chris MacInnes Crystal Mountain Resort, Senior VP
Larry Merrill Michigan Township Association, Executive Director
James Okrazewski MeadWestvaco Papers Group, Fiber Supply Manager
Lana Pollack Michigan Environmental Council, President
Helen Taylor Nature Conservancy, State Director
Rev. Kevin Turman M.O.S.E.S., President
Hans Voss Michigan Land Use Institute, Executive Director
Brian Warner Wolverine Power, Environmentalist
Hester Wheeler Detroit NAACP, Executive Director
Gil White Michigan Association of Realtors, Director
Wayne Wood Michigan Farm Bureau, President
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Notice the lack of professional planning experience. The Michigan Society of Planning had pushed for an appointment by one of it's members, but apparently a planner isn't important on a land use council ???