COUNTY UPDATES

WELCOME TO GTC JUDGE HAMLYN COUNTY CLERK OFFICE: ELECTION UPDATE RECOUNTS

A third party requested a hand recount of Proposal 3 for various precincts throughout the state Grand Traverse County was required to recount nine precincts Worker's hand counted the ballots over two full days The recount conducted throughout the state did not change the overall results of Proposal 3 and verified the election machines tallied the votes correctly

Audits

County Clerks and State officials have been conducting post-election audits following the November 2022 election. The post-election audit process thoroughly reviews procedures performed before, during, and after the conduct of an election, including a review of voted ballots with a hand tally of select contests. The review of voted ballots looks at verifying the equipment used to count votes worked properly and yielded the correct result. Information collected as part of the post-election audit process will be used as an educational tool for all levels of election administration.

Grand Traverse County Clerk and her Chief Deputy conducted audits in East Bay Charter Township, Garfield Charter Township and Grant Township In addition to reviewing all the procedures required before, during and after the election, hand tallies of the Governor’s race in those jurisdictions matched the election machine results and verified the integrity and accuracy of our elections

WELCOME TO GTC JUDGE HAMLYN PARKS AND REC: STAY CONNECTED

Sam Tyson is retiring this Friday, February 3rd. He has been with the County for 25 years and has been a wonderful resource for the Parks and Recreation Department. We wish him the best as he begins his next chapter.

Summer at the Civic Center:

Registration for American Legion Baseball is open and will run until April 1st. Traverse City American Legion Baseball (traversecitylegionbaseball com)

Norte's Youth Bike Programs: Spring Program Registration opens February 1 and Summer Bike Camp registration opens February 15 Norte Youth Cycling Summer Bike Camp: Building Confidence and Community in northern Michigan Norte Youth Cycling

Grand Traverse Conservation District Native Seedling Sale:

The Grand Traverse Conservation District’s (GTCD) Annual Native Seedling Sale is happening online now through March 31st! This year, GTCD is offering 25 high-quality, bare-root tree and shrub species, many of which are 18

24” in size, which is larger than previous years ’ selections This year ’ s offering includes two Michigan Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project (ATREP) species to support climate change resilience in our local forests.

Visit natureiscalling.org/native-seedling-sale to shop native seedlings today! To order in-person, please contact info@gtcd.org or call (231) 941-0960 to schedule an appointment. Seedlings will be packed and ready for pickup at the Boardman River Nature Center, 1450 Cass Rd, Traverse City, MI 49685, on Friday, April 28th from 12:00 – 6:30pm and Saturday, April 29th from 9:00am – 2:00pm.