http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/community-conversation-voices/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:18:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/community-conversation-voices/#comment-5226 Alan Steinman Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:08:36 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/community-conversation-voices/#comment-5226 I certainly hope that Round 2 will not ignore areas such as Muskegon and Grand Haven, as was done in Round 1. The rationale behind selecting the locations for the 96 conversations was not clear to me, but it strikes me as peculiar that this region was excluded. It is one of the few areas in Michigan that has had a new growth of jobs; I certainly don't want to sugarcoat its problems, as they are real, but those problems seem systemic throughout the state. I certainly hope that Round 2 will not ignore areas such as Muskegon and Grand Haven, as was done in Round 1. The rationale behind selecting the locations for the 96 conversations was not clear to me, but it strikes me as peculiar that this region was excluded. It is one of the few areas in Michigan that has had a new growth of jobs; I certainly don't want to sugarcoat its problems, as they are real, but those problems seem systemic throughout the state.

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