Traverse County approves conditional use permit for private grass airstrip

The Traverse County Commission on Nov. 19 approved a conditional use permit allowing Jonathan and Marilyn Mathias to reconstruct a private grass landing strip, with two grass runways up to 3,300 feet long and 100 feet wide, for personal use and potential limited use by aerial crop applicators. Zoning Administrator Ben Oleson presented the permit request via Zoom, and the board adopted the Planning Commission’s findings and conditions by a unanimous vote (motion by Commissioner Dwight Nelson; second by Commissioner Kayla Schmidt).