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06/15/2007Stein honored for work
Rick Stein was awarded the Lyle DeYoung Downtown Achieve- ment Award for his service. TRAVERSE CITY — A local real estate agent whose career in downtown Traverse City stretches four decades received the 15th annual Lyle DeYoung Downtown Achievement Award. Rick Stein, who started working downtown in 1967 and was among the early organizers of the city's Downtown Development Authority, was presented the award Thursday night at the annual meeting of the Downtown Traverse City Association held at the Park Place Hotel. Stein, owner broker of RE/MAX Bayshore Properties Ltd., is described by downtown officials as a "tireless” volunteer for the city's central business district on a wide range of topics ranging from bayfront planning and parking development to the recently completed downtown market analysis. "He's a quiet but very involved individual,” said Rob Bacigalupi, deputy director of the city's Downtown Development Authority. "He has a real sense of the downtown, and the downtown market.” Stein has served on the DDA Board of Directors since 1998, and was chairman from September 2002 through August 2004. He also was among the founders of the DTCA and served as chairman of the board in 2004 for the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce. He was president of the Michigan Association of Realtors in 1990. The award was presented by last year's winners, Craig and Bill Golden of Golden Shoes. The award is named for the late Lyle DeYoung, a longtime business owner, volunteer and advocate for the downtown who died in 1992. The DTCA Board also honored retiring board member David Denison of Amical restaurant, who's stepping down after 12 years. Officers for the coming year are president Leisa Eckerle-Hankins, vice president Todd McMillen, secretary Jim Valesano and treasurer Brian Kluzak.
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