Several Michigan Municipal League Members Receive Michigan Main Street Awards

BAY CITY, Michigan - Several Michigan Municipal League members were recognized during the recent Michigan Downtown Conference in Bay City in mid-September. The following Michigan Main Street communities were recognized for excellence:

• MMS Program of the Year – Boyne City Main Street
• MMS Manager of the Year – Lori Schuh, Clare
• MMS Volunteer of the Year – Joel VanSlambrouck, Portland
• MMS Four-Points Award (Economic Restructuring) – Business Retention & Recruitment Program, Niles
• MMS Four-Points Award (Organization) – Owosso Main Street Visioning, Owosso
• MMS Four-Points Award (Promotions) – Main Street Calumet’s CopperDog 150, Calumet
  
  Also recognized were the following Michigan communities:

• Green Project of the Year (Large Scale), "Thirty-Eight", Locus Development, Grand Rapids
• Green Project of the Year (Small Scale), Window Rehabilitation Training, City of Kalamazoo & Michigan Historic Preservation Network
• Living Downtown Award, "101 South Division Loft Apartments", Brookstone Capital, Grand Rapids
• Innovation (Large Scale), ArtPrize, Grand Rapids
• Innovation (Small Scale), Cops & Doughnuts, Clare
• Facade Rehabilitation (Small Community), City of Plainwell
• MEDC Brownfield Project of the Year (Population Under 50,000), One Water Street, Boyne City
• MEDC Brownfield Project of the Year (Population Over 50,000), "Thirty-Eight", Locus Development, Grand Rapids
• MEDC Local Partner of the Year, Jeff Radcliffe, Otsego County Economic Alliance

Matt Bach is director of communications for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at (734) 669-6317 or mbach@mml.org.