Leaders Of Suttons Bay Public Schools, Peninsula Housing Allege Campaign Of Misinformation Against Recent Property Deal
By Craig Manning | Feb. 4, 2026
A local taxpayer group is calling for an independent audit of a recent land sale by Suttons Bay Public Schools (SBPS) to Leelanau County nonprofit Peninsula Housing. The group says the sale didn’t follow proper protocols for transparency and competitive bids, that the district sold the property for less than its value, and that the deal will result in more tax burden being shifted onto other property owners.
Leaders for both SBPS and Peninsula Housing say the campaign is grounded almost entirely in misinformation, and question the motivations of people behind it.
Last spring, the SBPS Board of Education voted to sell 9.5 acres to Peninsula Housing for $800,000. …
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