Barge owner appears in District Court

  • This barge has been pulled up on shore for repairs, pending a December hearing. Enterprise photo by Zachary Marano
    This barge has been pulled up on shore for repairs, pending a December hearing. Enterprise photo by Zachary Marano
The owner of barge that’s been floating around West Grand Traverse Bay for the better part of three years was in District Court last week. Daniel L. Balcom of Traverse City appeared Friday for a preliminary hearing on four charges brought by the state Attorney General’s office earlier this year. These include: two counts of altering water/land without approval; one count of water resources …

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