PrintBIA/GT Band
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Grand Traverse Band (GTB) have been partners with the Road Commission since the late 1990's. One of their first cooperative efforts was to offers funds to cost-share in the aerial photography of the then-proposed Hartman-Hammond Connector. Although the project did not go forward, it set the stage for more present day efforts.
The GTB evaluated our road system and then determined which roads qualified to become included in their "Tribal Road System." Roads which met their criteria then became eligible for federal tribal and local 2% funds.
In 2010, the Grand Traverse Band has providing the funding to
1) Rehabilitate (crushing and shaping) and shoulder paving of East Silver Lake Road from Zimmerman to Rennie School Road - $681,000
2) Overlay Keystone Road from Cass Road to River Road - $131,000
3) Improve Secor Road, West Silver Lake Road to South Long Lake Road - $
4) Bates Road in Williamsburg