The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) is pleased that Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) is giving serious consideration to the Tribe’s offer to purchase the Boardman Lake Ottaway River Campus building.
The Tribe’s intent is to repurpose the facility as a centralized governmental services center dedicated to delivering programs and services for Grand Traverse County and the surrounding region. A centrally located campus would improve access to essential tribal services, enhance coordination across GTB departments, and better meet the needs of the tribal community.
“GTB sincerely appreciates NMC’s thoughtful and responsive consideration of our proposal,” said Tribal Chairwoman Sandra L. Witherspoon. “The Ottaway River Campus presents an opportunity to expand and strengthen governmental services for our members while making productive use of an existing community asset. The site is beautiful, and the Tribe anticipates maintaining the area for access by all members of the public for recreational purposes and lake and river access.”
