NEW COMMUNITY VISION (NCV) HAS LED A SUCCESSFUL, TWO-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE OVER 200 ACRES BETWEEN OMENA AND NORTHPORT. THE PURCHASE WAS COMPLETED DECEMBER 24, 2024. NCV ACKNOWLEDGES WITH GRATITUDE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GRAND TRAVERSE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS (GTB) THAT MEANS THE MAJORITY OF THIS HISTORIC LAND IS NOW OWNED AND STEWARDED BY THE GTB AS A NATURE PRESERVE. AS PLEDGED, NCV HAS RETAINED 25 ACRES FOR RIGHT-SIZED, ATTAINABLE HOUSING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH PENINSULA HOUSING TO MOVE THIS PLAN FORWARD. NCV'S PARTNERSHIP WITH GTB SECURED A $6.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT. AN ADDITIONAL $3.5 MILLION CAME FROM MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE $10 MILLION RAISED SECURES THE FUTURE OF THIS PROPERTY.