Existing planning efforts within the Charlevoix Area are sufficient to assure appropriate future development. No new efforts are required.

Charlevoix Area's local governments - city and townships - should coordinate the planning for community development and the preservation of cultural and natural resources.

The local governments of the Charlevoix Area - city and townships - should join together in seeking grants to support cooperative efforts.

The local governments of the Charlevoix Area - city and townships - should consider forming a joint planning commission through local legislation to encourage and support coordinated planning.

Knowing that a joint Planning Commission would have to be in place first, local governments should consider developing a joint master plan to guide community development and the preservation of cultural and natural resources thorughout the Charlevoix Area.

Knowing that a joint Planning Commission would have to be in place first, local governments should consider re-writing their local zoning ordinances to conform to a joint Master Plan.