ANTRIM COUNTY MASTER PLAN 20 18 Prepared by the Antrim County Planning Commission Approved by the Antrim County Board of Commissioners on April 12, 2018 Effective April 12, 2018 The following motion is from the April 12, 2018 Board of Commissioner’s regular meeting: “It was moved by Marcus, seconded by Zelenak that the 2018 Antrim County Master Plan be approved and adopted as presented. Motion carried as follows: Yes – Heeres, Zelenak, Bargy, Boettcher, Smith, LaVanway, Kruger, Marcus; No – None; Absent – Ricksgers.” Acknowledgements 2017 Antrim County Board of Commissioners Ed Boettcher, Chair Karen Bargy, Vice Chair Dave Heeres Scott Kruger Dawn LaVanway Christian Marcus Brenda Ricksgers Bryan Smith Melissa Zelenak Antrim County Planning Commission Jim Gurr, Chair Mike Hayes, Vice Chair Barbara Bradford, Secretary Jill Barnard Bill Bailey Dawn LaVanway, Board of Commissioner Representative Christian Marcus, Board of Commissioner Representative Rick Teague Ron Tschudy Stan Moore, MSU Extension Advisory Member Antrim County Staff Peter Garwood, County Administrator Janet Koch, Deputy Administrator Tina Schrader, Administrative Assistant Margie Boyd, Secretary Acknowledgements Page 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1. What is a Master Plan? ............................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 2. Natural Resources and Environment .......................................................................................... 7 Physical Features ................................................................................................................................. 7 Subsurface Traits ............................................................................................................................... 15 Above Ground Traits ......................................................................................................................... 15 Environment ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Implementation................................................................................................................................. 16 Chapter 3. Existing Generalized Land Use .................................................................................................. 19 Generalized Land Use Categories...................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 4. Demographics ........................................................................................................................... 22 Community Population .................................................................................................................... 23 Household Population ...................................................................................................................... 24 Population Analysis & Projections ................................................................................................... 24 Seasonal Populations ........................................................................................................................ 25 Demographic Data ............................................................................................................................ 26 Northwest Lower Michigan ............................................................................................................... 29 Chapter 5. Economic Development ............................................................................................................ 30 Employment Trends .......................................................................................................................... 30 Future Economic Planning ................................................................................................................ 35 Implementation Steps ...................................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 6. Human Element ......................................................................................................................... 38 Historical Perspective ........................................................................................................................ 38 Affordable Housing ........................................................................................................................... 39 Elderly Care ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Adult Day Care................................................................................................................................... 40 Antrim County Commission on Aging ............................................................................................... 41 Health Care ........................................................................................................................................ 42 Emergency Services Facilities ............................................................................................................ 42 Specialists .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Ambulance Service ............................................................................................................................ 43 Recreation ......................................................................................................................................... 43 Solid Waste and Recycling................................................................................................................. 44 Chapter 7. Agriculture ................................................................................................................................. 45 Number of Farms .............................................................................................................................. 46 Sales from Farm Operations.............................................................................................................. 46 Farm Size ........................................................................................................................................... 47 Farmland Protection ......................................................................................................................... 47 Implementation Steps ....................................................................................................................... 49 Table of Contents Page 2 Chapter 8. Transportation, Infrastructure, and Community Services ........................................................ 52 Roadways .......................................................................................................................................... 52 Asset Management ........................................................................................................................... 54 Future Road Plans ............................................................................................................................. 55 Forest Roads ...................................................................................................................................... 55 Private Roads..................................................................................................................................... 55 Alternative Modes of Transportation ............................................................................................... 55 Infrastructure and Services ............................................................................................................... 57 Water and Sewer ............................................................................................................................... 57 Ambulance Services .......................................................................................................................... 57 Police ................................................................................................................................................. 57 Fire..................................................................................................................................................... 58 Other Essential Services .................................................................................................................... 58 Community Services .......................................................................................................................... 58 Implementation................................................................................................................................. 58 Chapter 9. Guiding Principles ...................................................................................................................... 60 Chapter 10. Future Land Use ...................................................................................................................... 64 Chapter 11. Implementation....................................................................................................................... 68 Immediate Priorities .......................................................................................................................... 68 One To Four Years ............................................................................................................................