Present with him at the Common Ground workshop were committee members Phyllis Piquette and Ed Kraai. We re not crowded. It s quiet. Kraai said one goal for Sherman Township would be to preserve the present quality of life while increasing some services. We need to communicate and work more together.
Inappropriate development poses serious threats to local ecosystems and our way of life.
Protection will only succeed with local coordinated land use planning and support by local people. Sustainable economic development compatible with environmental protection is important and possible. Manninen and Pemberton, who plans to move soon to Dollar Bay, reminisced about childhood trips to Keweenaw County from their home in Painesdale. He noted the recreation plan was updated last year but the land use plan was not.