Marquette city manager talks micropolitan development
Source: Government Executive
Marquette’s Bill Vajda wrote an extensive look at how the city is pursuing development for trade publication Government Executive.
Excerpt: We’re on that path here in the largest city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a lakeshore community with a population of more than 20,000 people. For micropolitan communities like Marquette, it’s becoming easier to punch above our weight class in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
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Source: Government Executive
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