Traverse Area Community Media

10/08/2024

LWVGTA: Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Proposals

The League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area presents Informational Panel Discussion on Tuesday October 8, 2024, 6:00pm-7:30pm.

The discussion will address the issues and questions related to the two tax increment funding (TIF) proposals that will be on the Traverse City ballots for the November 5, 2024 election. Our panelists include those who will provide general information as well as those who will provide the “pro” and “con” points of view. The panelists are Fred Bimber, TC Taxpayers for Justice (“pro” panelist), Paul Compo, Crawford County Administrator/Controller (general info panelist), Gary Howe, Traverse Together (“con” panelist) and Bill Twietmeyer, former TC City Treasurer (general info panelist). The program will be held in the McGuire Room at the Traverse City Public Library. It will also be broadcast on Spectrum channel 189 and livestreamed on Traverse Area Community Media website, www.TACM.tv/CommunityTvNow and on the LWVGTA FaceBook page.

10/07/2024

Candidate Forum: TCAPS Board of Education

The LWVGTA presents a forum with the candidates running for the Traverse Area Community Schools (TCAPS) Board of Education in the November 2024 election from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. The program will be held in the McGuire Room at the Traverse City Public Library.

09/26/2024

Candidate Forum: Grand Traverse County Commission Districts 3,5,6,7,9

Schedule of this evening's Candidate Forum
5:30 – 6:30: Candidates for Grand Traverse County Commission Districts 3 and 5.

6:45 – 7:45: Candidates for Grand Traverse County Commissioners Districts 6, 7 & 9.

The League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area is hosting several forums to provide information to local voters about candidates and proposals on November ballot. These programs will be held in the McGuire Room at the Main Traverse City library, 610 Woodmere.

These programs can also be viewed virtually at:

Traverse Area Community Media website livestream, www.TACM.tv/CommunityTvNow

League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area FaceBook page.

Community TV Channel 189 with Spectrum cable TV in northwest lower Michigan.

Upcoming Forums:
October 7, 6:00pm - 7:30pm Traverse City Area Public Schools Board of Education

October 8, 6:00pm - 7:30pm Traverse City Proposals 1 & 2
The discussion will address the issues and questions related to the two tax increment funding (TIF) proposals that will be on the Traverse City ballots for the November 5, 2024 election. Our panelists include those who will provide general information as well as those who will provide the “pro” and “con” points of view.

07/10/2024

LWVGTA: Grand Traverse County Commissioners Candidate Forum for Districts 7 & 9

Join us for a crucial Candidate Forum featuring candidates for the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners District 7 & 9!

Event Details:

In Person: Traverse Area District Library, 610 Woodmere Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686 (McGuire Room)

Facebook: League of Women Voters of the Grand Traverse Area

CommunityTV: Channel 189 on Spectrum cable TV in northwest lower Michigan

Webstream: Traverse Area Community Media https://tacm.tv/communityTVnow

07/09/2024

LIVESTREAM TEST

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06/13/2024

Due to network disruptions at the Traverse City Governmental Center, public meetings held at that location will not be livestreamed or broadcasted live on Channel 191. Instead, we will rebroadcast recordings of the meetings as soon as possible after they have concluded. These recordings can be found on http://tacm.tv as well as in your TV Guide schedule on cable Channel 191 (in northwest Lower Michigan).

Please note that you can still attend all public meetings at the Traverse City Governmental Center in person.

UPDATE: After an immediate investigation, this matter has been fully recognized as a ransomware incident. The County is working with the Michigan State Police, FBI, and liability providers to better understand what has occurred and what to expect. A transfer of data has not been confirmed at this time. An investigation of the issue is currently underway.

As a precautionary effort, the County and City networks will be offline until further notice.

Notice: Grand Traverse County detected network issues this morning and took County and City offices offline as a precaution. Public safety services (911, law enforcement, fire) remain fully operational. In-person services are impacted, but online payments are unaffected. We're investigating and will update soon. Thank you for your patience.

Learn more, https://www.traversecitymi.gov/news/grand-traverse-county-and-city-of-traverse-city-network-irregularities.html

02/29/2024

Over the next few days we will be working to move the Community Media Center into a new location, just south of Logan's Landing.

New Address: 3291 Racquet Club, Unit A Traverse City, MI 49686
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RbCcbsiZia99NDXu7
Dates Closed: February 29 to March 3, 2024
Re-opening date: Monday, March 4, 2024

We will re-open (in limited capacity) on March 4, 2024. Equipment check-outs will be unaffected. Studio productions will be limited for a short time in March. We will make an announcement when regular studio productions are able to resume.

We look forward to this change and to continuing to serve this region as a hub for transparency, education, and creativity. Note: CommunityTV 189 and GovernmentTV 191 will operate normally during this transition.

11/14/2022

Deer day is quickly approaching! Please be aware that hunting permits can be issued for the Brown Bridge Quiet Area in Grasshopper Creek.

Rifle season kicks off on November 15th. If you are in the area or hiking in others areas where hunting is permitted, please hike responsibly and wear bright, preferably orange, clothing.

Learn more about the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, https://www.traversecitymi.gov/community/recreation-directory/brown-bridge-quiet-area/

09/29/2022

To stay up-to-date and learn more about the candidates in many of the local elections, make sure you browse our Local Elections 2022 Candidate Forum playlist on YouTube. We'll continue to add more videos here as the forums get recorded. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3OAMYbEVlSPo5cI7YjEtUFlA_C39_BHW

These events were organized by dedicated volunteers at League of Women Voters Grand Traverse Area and League of Women Voters Leelanau County with technical support from us!