Business View Magazine | September 2020

237 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020 community center but still make it affordable. We did a survey and learned that 83 percent of our residents would use a community center without a pool. So the idea is to create a sustainable addition to our Township Hall that will be the central focal point for recreational activities – inside and out – because it’s adjacent to the renovated park with the splash pad. It will be a home for community meetings, physical activity, outdoor concerts, and movies. The best part, according to preliminary numbers, is that the Township will be able to do that with little or no change in our financial impact to taxes or our budget. “Van Buren Township is the place to be right now. We’ve always been a premiere community and people are starting to pay attention. Our tag line sums it up well: ‘Looking to the future but remembering who we are.’” VAN BUREN TOWNSHI P , MI CHIGAN The Van Buren Township logo is a visual representation of the Township and our ideals. The traditional Sail Boat as the center image speaks to our pride in where we have come from. The Sail Boat has been the mainstay of the Van Buren Logo and we are proud to continue that tradition. It also speaks to us being an active lake community, which is a large part of our identity. Van Buren Township has been bestowed with the beauty of Belleville Lake. This 1,270-Acre Lake has over 25 Miles of shoreline and remains one of the main attractions of the Township. Recreational skiing, boating, and jet skis fill the lake from early May thru Labor Day. Communities for real life. MCKA.COM PLANNING DESIGN BUILDING McKenna is proud to have served and supported the Charter Township of Van Buren, Michigan in its community planning, zoning, building, parks and recreation, and downtown development excellence for 22 years.