As the need for housing continues to be a point of discussion for communities in Leelanau County, the Village of Northport is also in talks of how to move forward with a joint housing task force and publicly-owned property inventory.
Northport Village Council President Chris McCann shared with the board at its regular meeting on May 15 that the planning commission was looking into forming an inventory of publicly-owned properties. McCann explained how the planning commission, as appointees, review properties and zoning, while the council represents the constituents. Like in the case of the village’s 7th Street property, he said this would be an opportunity for the planning commission to give an objective view of all villageowned properties that’s criteria- based.
“The next steps would be in determining who the members of the housing commission will be,” McCann said at the meeting. “One of the big things was (having) people that are willing to champion this and have the time to devote because there will be work that goes into this.”
