Grand Traverse County Weighs 50-Year Camp Greilick Lease Proposal

Traverse City Cadillac, MI, October 14, 2026 —

Grand Traverse County commissioners are considering a proposal from North Sky Raptor Sanctuary to lease 2 acres at Camp Greilick for an education center and wildlife hospital. Commissioners have expressed support for the project while raising concerns about the proposed 50-year lease term.

The proposal would make a portion of Camp Greilick available to the sanctuary for the planned facilities. The information provided does not specify the proposed lease’s financial terms, the project’s construction schedule, or when commissioners may make a decision. It also does not detail the specific concerns commissioners raised about the lease’s length.

The proposal remains under consideration, and the available information does not indicate whether the county has approved the lease or what conditions might be attached to it. No details were provided about the sanctuary’s plans for operating the education center or wildlife hospital, the services either facility would offer, or the project’s expected cost.

The discussion centers on two elements: support for the proposed project and questions about committing county land under a 50-year agreement. The information provided does not identify any alternative lease terms under review or describe what would happen next in the consideration process.

Further details about the proposal, including the lease’s provisions and the timeline for county action, were not provided. Until those details are available, the scope of the commissioners’ concerns and the status of any potential agreement remain unclear.

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