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  • Administrative decisions require careful application to ordinance standards: Part 2

    Published on March 21, 2023
    Base decisions only on explicit standards in the ordinance to avoid a challenge of being unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious.

  • Administrative decisions require careful application to ordinance standards: Part 1

    Published on March 21, 2023
    Base decisions only on explicit standards in the ordinance to avoid a challenge of being unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious.

  • The importance of your Zoning Board of Appeals

    Published on March 17, 2023
    Maintaining a properly organized and functioning Zoning Board of Appeals is critical to ensure the integrity of the board’s decisions and to avoid potentially serious and costly legal issues.

  • Ten things to remember about composting during the winter

    Published on March 7, 2023
    Healthy organisms in a balanced compost will be active, hot, and produce steam even in the winter.

  • Become a better conservation advocate and attend a “Conservation Conversation” event

    Published on March 3, 2023
    Think spring and attend a “Conservation Conversation” event to connect with local environmental stewards and become a more knowledgeable conservation advocate.

  • Sustainable living series offered by three land-grant universities

    Published on February 22, 2023
    Together, experts from all three institutions will help national attendees to help strengthen critical thinking skills related to future actions and decision making with sustainability in mind through this multi-topic series.

  • How to manage e-waste

    Published on February 22, 2023
    Precious metals like copper, gold, platinum, silver, and nickel are found in everyday electronics, making it crucial to properly dispose of this “e-waste.”

  • How to remove restrictive covenants from a deed in Michigan

    Published on January 13, 2023
    The 2022 Discharge of Prohibited Restrictive Covenants Act allows for the discharge of racist and other discriminatory language from recorded deeds.

  • Local government has an important role for water quality protection: Part 3

    Published on December 21, 2022
    Local governments have a very important role to play in the protection of surface water, ground water, drinking water and wetlands; often filling the gaps in state and federal regulations.

  • Michigan Economic Development Corporation and MSU Extension forge partnership to better Michigan communities through fresh sets of eyes

    Published on December 2, 2022
    First Impressions Tourism (FIT) assessment program assists communities in understanding themselves and unique assets more through visitor experiences.

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