The Committee is a non-regulatory entity that encourages partnerships to bring together land use and transportation planning in accordance with the Scenic Heritage Route Corridor Management Plan. The Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route Committee continues to work to protect the rural landscape with its many vistas and open spaces such as the orchards, vineyards, fields, and valleys.
The mission statement:
“To promote measures which protect and enhance the scenic, historical, and recreational characteristics of Michigan State Highways 22, 109, and 204 as they traverse the rural countryside and unique villages of Leelanau County.”
Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route Corridor Management Plan Goals:
- Preserve and enhance the natural, historic, and cultural resources along the route.
- Preserve the scenic qualities of the corridor and encourage development that will not detract from these qualities
- Encourage community involvement in the monitoring of the Route.
- Encourage interpretive programs that describe the natural, historical, and cultural features located along the corridor.
- Promote the maintenance of the unique and rural feel of the villages and countryside along the Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route.
Committee meetings are usually held the last Monday of the month at 12:00 noon except for July, August, and December. Please click here for the Regional Planning calendar that will have the meeting location and agenda posted. The minutes of the meetings are listed below in .pdf format.
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