The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is pleased to announce the closing of its real estate transaction with Northwestern Michigan College for the purchase of the facility located at 2200 Dendrinos Drive, Traverse City, Michigan, formerly known as the Boardman Lake Campus.
The Tribe will use the property as its new central government administrative center serving its six-county service area. The facility will support the delivery of Tribal governmental services, including domestic assistance and other member services, in a more centralized and accessible location for Tribal citizens.
The property includes Boardman Lake frontage and approximately 28 acres of land. The Tribe intends to place approximately 26 acres into its land conservancy to protect and preserve the natural character of the property. The Tribe also intends to submit a fee-to-trust application to the federal government for the remaining two acres, the approximate area covering the present building and parking lot, in order to establish federal trust status for the site of the central administrative center and to ensure that the facility operates under Tribal and federal governmental authority for Tribal governmental purposes.
