Back in August we informed you that Detroit Area Council and Clinton Valley Council were going to merge. They did, and became known as the New Michigan Council until a name could be decided. Well that time has come, and the new name is Great Lakes Council.

The new Council decided to solicit new name ideas from its members and received over 300 submissions. Ten people submitted the name Great Lakes Council. The Council naming committee took all the submissions and narrowed it down to 39 choices and they opened up voting. Over 3,000 people selected Great Lakes Council.

The Council will be working on a new Council Shoulder Patch (CSP) shortly.

Source: http://www.cvc-bsa.org/nmc/index.html

On August 4, 2009, Clinton Valley and Detroit Area Council independently approved a proposal to consolidate their Councils. According to the Southeast Michigan Consolidation Study Group, the consolidation will create a robust, new Boy Scout council serving all of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties.

Voting results were as follows:

Clinton Valley Council:
- Proposal 1 (Merge Councils) 188 Yes / 41 No
- Proposal 2 (Change Name) 192 Yes / 32 No
- Proposal 3 (Executive Board) 194 Yes / 35 No

All proposals received the necessary majority of those eligible to vote. All proposals were approved by Clinton Valley Council.

Detroit Area Council:
- Proposal 1 (Merge Councils) 322 Yes / 2 No
- Proposal 2 (Change Name) 316 Yes / 7 No
- Proposal 3 (Executive Board) 317 Yes / 4 No

All proposals received the necessary majority of those eligible to vote. All proposals were approved by Detroit Area Council.

The Way Forward:
- A new Scout Executive will be selected. The Process has already begun, with an announcement expected by mid August.
- Formal Press Release about consolidation and Scout Executive selection planned for mid August.
- A consolidation date will be set for late September / early October. Until then both councils will operate as normal.

Hat Tip: CSP Corner