1. Define what “local” means before covering a story
The Census record identifies Green Lake as a municipal-town in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, with a 2020–2024 ACS 5-year population estimate of 6,744 and a margin of error of 26. A Green Lake firm therefore needs an explicit coverage rule. Some stories may be relevant only to Green Lake. Others may concern Grand Traverse County, Michigan law, or a broader area the firm serves. Those are different editorial decisions, and a page should make the relationship clear rather than treating every Michigan story as local.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to review a geographic policy that separates Green Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and any broader service area the firm actually serves. Keep the location in the page only when the underlying story and the firm’s services support that connection. Use the consultation to identify which geographic relationships should be measured separately.
