Welcome!

Gratiot County leaders realize that the future of the community is in their hands and that multi-jurisdictional cooperation is essential.  For instance, traffic doesn't stop at political boundaries and shoppers and commuters cross township, city and village lines without blinking.  Air, water and wildlife also flow continuously past these dividing lines.  From farmlands to downtown districts, shared cultural and natural resources need to be addressed from the perspective of the larger community.  For this reason, the townships, cities, and villages of Gratiot County have teamed with each other and with Partnerships for Change - Sustainable Communities to develop the Gratiot Regional Excellence and Transformation (GREAT) Plan, a county-wide master plan that is written and adopted by all of the participating local jurisdictions.  This level of inter-jurisdictional cooperation is groundbreaking in Michigan - we believe this document will be the first of its kind!

Partnerships for Change - Sustainable Communities is a program that provides grants of professional planning support and technical assistance to townships, cities and villages for cooperative efforts that contribute to the preservation of cultural and natural resources.  The Partnerships for Change - Sustainable Communities program is managed by LIAA and sponsored by the Michigan Townships Association, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Association of Planning, and Michigan State University Extension.

This website serves as the community's resource for the Master Plan development process.  Through this website, residents, business owners, local officials, and all interested citizens have direct access to the latest project news.  To view project information, click on the tabs at the top of the page.   In addition, all are welcome to provide feedback under the "Participate" tab, where you will find an online response form.