Contacts II
Whom to contact for information, questions, issues, concerns, feedback and complaints.
Contacts II – covers: Michigan Association of Regions, All 83 Michigan Counties Home Page, Wikipedia and Road Commission / Telephone.
Michigan Counties (83) Home page, Wikipedia and County Road Commission / Telephone
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Michigan Association of Regions
Michigan Association of Regions (html) – Community Development, Economic Development, Environmental & Transportation Planning.
To learn more about the Michigan Association of Regions and its members contact:
Erin Kuhn, President
Michigan Association of Regions
Executive Director, WMSRDC
316 Morris Avenue, Suite 340
Muskegon, MI 49440
Telephone: tel:231-722-7878 extension 18
E-mail: ekuhn@wmsrdc.org
Web Site: www.miregions.com
About Economic Development, Community Development, Transportation Planning (html) – Michigan Association of Regions.
The Michigan Association of Regions is a state association of the fourteen (14) regional councils in Michigan. MAR consists of a policy board of local elected and appointed officials that meets periodically to discuss regional policy issues and programs, and adopts legislative positions.
The land area of Michigan is divided into 14 planning & development regions (hyperlink to attached map) with counties as the organizing unit. They range widely in size. Five have only three counties, while one has fourteen counties. The two smallest are only 1,711-13 square miles each in size, while the largest is 8,735 square miles in size. Population served varies from 57,510 persons to 4,833,493 based on Census estimates in 2000. Population density ranges from under 14 persons/square mile in Region 13 (Western U.P.), to over 1,043 persons/square mile in Region 1 (Southeast Michigan).
The oldest of today’s regions, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Region 6 in Lansing, formed in 1956), and the three county Detroit Metropolitan Area Regional Planning Commission (formed in 1947and subsequently replaced by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments in 1968 (SEMCOG, which covers seven counties in SE Michigan), originated out of a desire by local officials to coordinate transportation infrastructure planning and to serve as a forum for other regional issues.
Region 1 – Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) supports local planning through its technical, data, and intergovernmental resources. The work SEMCOG does improves the quality of the region’s water, makes the transportation system safer and more efficient, revitalizes communities, and spurs economic development.
SEMCOG WEBSITE
1001 Woodward Ave., Suite 1400
Detroit, MI 48226
Telephone: tel:313-961-4266
Fax: 313-961-4869
E-mail: lomako@semcog.org
Website: www.semcog.org
Kathleen Lomako – Executive Director
Region 2 – Region II Planning Commission
The R2PC is a voluntary association of local governments serving Hillsdale, Jackson and Lenawee counties. Planners assist communities by drafting master plans, other specialized plans, zoning ordinances, and by providing administration. The R2PC serves as the MPO for the Jackson urbanized area, coordinates the three-county Rural Task Force, and serves as a U.S. Census Bureau affiliate.
R2PC WEBSITE
120 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49201
Telephone: tel:517-788-4426
Fax: tel:517-788-4635
E-mail: sduke@co.jackson.mi.us
Website: www.region2planning.com
Steve Duke – Executive Director
Region 3 – Southcentral Michigan Planning Council
SMPC WEBSITE
300 South Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49007
Telephone: 2tel:69-385-0409
E-mail: adams@upjohn.org
Website: www.smpcregion3.org/
Lee Adams – Executive Director
Region 4 – Southwest Michigan Planning Commission
SWMPC WEBSITE
376 W. Main St., Suite 130
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Telephone: tel:269-925-1137
Fax: 269-925-0288
E-mail: egelhaafj@swmpc.org
Website: www.swmpc.org/
John Egelhaaf – Executive Director
Region 5 – GLS Region V Planning & Development Commission
1101 Beach Street, Room 223
Flint, MI 48502
Telephone: tel:810- 257-3010
Fax: 810-257-3185
E-mail: dbradshaw@co.genesee.mi.us
Derek Bradshaw – Executive Director
Region 6 – Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
TCRPC WEBSITE
3135 Pine Tree Road, Suite 2C
Lansing, MI 48911
Telephone: tel:517-393-0342
Fax: 517-393-4424
E-mail: jsnell@mitcrpc.org
Website: www.tri-co.org
Jim Snell – Executive Director
Region 7 – East Michigan Council of Governments
EMCOG was established in 1968 as a multi-purpose, multi-county organization designed to pool resources for the assistance of local governments in the east central region of Michigan. EMCOG serves the regional community of Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac and Tuscola and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan. Membership is voluntary.
EMCOG is a U. S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration Economic Development District (EDD). We assist member cities, townships and counties in the areas of grant writing, community surveys, land use planning, recreation planning, economic and community development, transportation, hazard mitigation planning and building and maintaining geographic information.
EMCOG WEBSITE
3144 Davenport Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48602
Telephone: tel:989-797-0800
Fax: 989-797-0896
E-mail: sfortune@emcog.org
Website: www.emcog.org
Susan Fortune – Executive Director
Region 8 – West Michigan Regional Planning Commission
WMRPC WEBSITE
1345 Monroe Avenue, NW, Suite 255
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Telephone: tel:616-774-8400
Fax: 616-774-0808
E-mail: dbee@wmrpc.org
Website: www.wmrpc.org
David Bee – Executive Director
Region 9 – Northeast Michigan Council of Governments
NEMCOG WEBSITE
80 Livingston Blvd, Suite 108 PO Box 457
Gaylord, MI 49734
Telephone: tel:989-705-3730
Fax: 989-705-3729
E-mail: drekowski@nemcog.org
Website: www.nemcog.org
Diane Rekowski – Executive Director
Region 10 – Networks Northwest
Networks Northwest is a ten-county public agency providing workforce development, economic development, and regional planning services in Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford Counties. Networks Northwest’s goal is to be a planning resource, enabling and enhancing the region’s ability to preserve and create high quality of life conditions.
NetworksNorthwest WEBSITE
P.O. Box 506
Traverse City, MI 49685
Telephone: tel:231-929-5000
Fax: 231-929-5012
E-mail: mccauley@networksnorthwest.org
Website: https://networksnorthwest.org
Matt McCauley, CEO – Executive Director
Region 11 – Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning & Development Commission
The EUPRPDC was established in 1968 as a multi-county organization to pool resources for the assistance of local governments in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. We assist EUP cities, villages, townships, and counties in grant writing, community surveys, land use planning, recreation planning, economic and community development, transportation, and building and maintaining geographic information.
EUPRPDC WEBSITE
1118 E. Easterday Ave.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Telephone: tel:906-635-1581
Fax: 906-635-9582
E-mail: jshagan@eup-planning.org
Website: www.eup-planning.org
Jeff Hagan – CEO
Region 12 – Central Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission
CUPPDRC WEBSITE
2950 College Avenue
Escanaba, MI 49829
Telephone: tel:906-786-9234
Fax: 906-786-4442
E-mail: dlajoye@cuppad.org
Website: www.cuppad.org
Dotty LaJoye – Executive Director
Region 13 – Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Regional Commission
Since 1968, the Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region office (WUPPDR) provides general planning support to the western six counties of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula through its many programs, projects and services. While our programs are diverse, all support our mission: to foster stable and diversified economies in the Western Upper Peninsula.
WUPPDRC WEBSITE
393 E. Lakeshore Dr., PO Box 365
Houghton, MI 49931
Telephone: tel:906-482-7205
Fax: 906-482-9032
E-mail: jwuorenmaa@wuppdr.org
Website: www.wuppdr.org
Jerald Wuorenmaa – Executive Director
Region 14 – West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission
The West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission is a federal and state designated regional planning and development agency serving 120 local governments in Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana counties and is also responsible for the management and administration of the homeland security program for Clare, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa counties.
WMSRDC WEBSITE
316 Morris Avenue, Suite 340
Muskegon, MI 49440-1140.
Telephone: tel:231-722-7878
Fax: 231-722-9362
E-mail: ekuhn@wmsrdc.org
Website: www.wmsrdc.org
Erin Kuhn – Executive Director