Leelanau, Protected: Conservancy Announces $75M Campaign, $9M Left to Go

By Art Bukowski

The Leelanau Conservancy aims to protect the "lands, waters and wildlife that define life in Leelanau County” with a comprehensive, $75 million fundraising campaign. Leelanau, Protected: A …

Leelanau County Will Pay Dyer Nearly $70,000 For 'Mutual Separation Agreement'

By Craig Manning

Leelanau County will pay former County Administrator Jim Dyer nearly $70,000 to satisfy the terms of a new separation agreement, The Ticker has learned. While Dyer had …

Leelanau & Dyer Have Separated

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners has entered into a “mutual separation agreement” with County Administrator Jim Dyer. The news was announced with a press release sent …

Dyer Tells The Ticker "I'm Done" As Credit Card Controversy Swirls

By Craig Manning

Leelanau County Administrator Jim Dyer says he no longer expects to return to his position, telling The Ticker Tuesday that he is “done with these people” after …

The Latest Leelanau County Blotter & 911 Call Report

By Ticker Staff

The Leelanau Ticker is back with a look at the most alarming, offbeat, or otherwise newsworthy calls to the Leelanau Office of Emergency Management/911 dispatch. The following …

North Lake Residents Hot Over 'Draconian' Waterfront Overlay District Language

By Art Bukowski

Some residents along North Lake Leelanau are upset over draft zoning overlay district language that includes what they consider to be “draconian restrictions” on their property rights. …