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Resources

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  Small Potatoes, Big Impact: Michigan Farm to School Potato Processing Partnership Case Study

  Published on June 4, 2024
  Michigan State University Extension supported the development of a potato processing program at Montague Public Schools.

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  Michigan ArtShare: An Overview

  Published on May 31, 2024
  An overview of Michigan ArtShare, a project of Michigan State University Extension.

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  Supporting Michigan's Future through Community, Food & Environment Programming: 2023 Impacts

  Published on April 22, 2024
  MSU Extension educators work with businesses, local governments and communities to improve local economies and the lives of Michigan residents.

• Michigan County Government Survey: Services Provided to Local Government Summary Report

  Published on March 15, 2024
  This resource is a collaboration between the Michigan Association of Counties and MSU Extension's Center for Local Government, Finance and Policy.

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  Planning and Zoning Primer

  Published on February 16, 2024
  The program is to help people make comments at zoning hearings that are on point and actually address the issues that the local officials have to consider.

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  First Impressions Tourism Assessment Summary of Results: Bay Mills Indian Community, December 2023

  Published on January 19, 2024
  The First Impressions Tourism (FIT) assessment program is a comprehensive community assessment conducted by unannounced visitors in a host community.

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  Van Buren County Annual Report 2022

  Published on November 30, 2023
  Based on MSU Extension annual reporting and evaluation feedback, 2022 proved to be another good year leveraging resources provided by Van Buren County to help us do our work in the community.

• Wellbeing and Employee Retention

  Published on November 10, 2023
  Midland County Administrator/Controller Bridgette Gransden discusses Midland County's efforts to support employee well-being and the impact of those efforts on county staff.

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  First Impressions Tourism Summary Report - City of Grand Blanc, October 2023

  Published on October 3, 2023
  This report is a general summary of raw data generated from visitor assessment surveys, photos, and discussions. Information presented in this report reflects the exclusive perspectives of five visitors to the City of Grand Blanc and surrounding region.

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  How to Participate in the Zoning Process for Special Use Permits (including administrative PUD)

  Published on September 21, 2023
  A series of three flyers designed to help a neighborhood association, citizen group or other member of the public to be more effective in presenting information at a zoning hearing.