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League of Women Voters holds Leelanau Board of Commissioners candidate forum

The League of Women Voters Leelanau County (LWVLC) and the Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will host a candidate forum for the Board of Commissioner race in Districts 1, 6 and 7 on Thursday, September 29 at 7 p.m. at the Elmwood Township Firehall at 210080 E. Lincoln Rd. 86th District Court Judge Thomas Phillips will moderate the forum. Candidates Anthony Ansorge, Melinda Lautner, John O’Neill and Carolyn Rentenbach have confirmed their attendance. A meet and greet with the candidates will begin at 6:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The event is open to the public.

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Your Leelanau County 2014 election guide

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With important races looming for United States Congress, the Michigan House of Representatives and the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners (all politics is local!) the Glen Arbor Sun reached out to candidates on both sides of the political aisle and asked questions about important local issues, prior to the November 4 election.

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A place called home: Paths to affordable ownership in Leelanau

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Leelanau County has long been known as “the land of delight,” but for many of its people, the terrain leading to a place called home appears more difficult. For at least the past 25 years, homes and land have been bought and sold dearly, but a confluence of circumstances has brought the issue of affordable housing to a crisis state today. These include the start of the Great Recession in 2008, a severe tightening of lending practices, a lack of permanent, full-time jobs in a growing tourism and service region, and the refusal of government and some community leaders to recognize and act on long-term solutions to the county’s housing challenges.

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