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Ryan Coffey

Ryan Coffey

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Newaygo County Extension Office

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Telephone: 231-924-9677

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Does your Planning Commission prepare its annual report?, December 1, 2017
Michigan’s Dragon at Hardy Dam: A unique trail on an international scale is in development, December 19, 2016
Leaders in Economic Alliance Development: Your first step toward rural regional economic development, December 16, 2016
Stronger Economies Together: Could your Michigan community benefit?, December 16, 2016
The one question every municipality should ask itself before adopting an ordinance, October 11, 2016
Engaging community stakeholders for water quality in lakes, October 10, 2016
Breaking the cycle of grant funding dependency in economic development, December 8, 2015
Project fundraising without a non-profit designation, December 3, 2015
How to identify and approach private funders, December 22, 2014
Understanding interests is key to building relationships, December 15, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 8: Cultural capital, December 11, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 3: Individual capital, December 11, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 4: Intellectual capital, December 11, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 6: Political capital, December 11, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 2: Financial capital, December 11, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 1: Built capital, December 11, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 5: Natural capital, December 11, 2014
The eight forms of community wealth, Part 7: Social capital, December 11, 2014
Getting a resolution of support passed in your community, December 31, 2013
Measuring change in a community with aerial images, December 31, 2013
Two tips for successful grant writing, December 31, 2013
Economic development with WealthWorks, December 31, 2013
What is the status of my zoning board of appeals?, December 31, 2013
The usefulness of feasibility studies, December 31, 2013
Ethics for community planning, December 31, 2013
Making the most of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in your community, December 31, 2013
Code of conduct for your planning commission or zoning board of appeals, December 31, 2013
Work through difficult decision-making with compromise, December 31, 2013
Engaging healthy communities for successful community development projects, December 31, 2013
Contents of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), August 9, 2013
Participating in your Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), August 7, 2013
Successful rural placemaking: a Newaygo County example, August 7, 2013
Cleaning up your community: How to deal with the accumulation of junk, April 4, 2013
Understanding nonconformity: Are you 'granfathered' in?, April 4, 2013
Difference between special use permits and variances, March 22, 2013
Collaboration key to providing efficient community services, March 1, 2013
What’s all this talk about joint planning?, January 21, 2013
The difference between “land use” and “land cover”, January 18, 2013
The importance of your Zoning Board of Appeals, November 15, 2012
Protecting your community officials with liability insurance, November 15, 2012
Community planning’s dirty word: Sprawl, October 24, 2012
Having a voice in your community’s decisions, October 24, 2012

Authored Documents

Youth, Family & Community Millage Voter's Guide for Muskegon County, August 29, 2017
A Voter's Guide to the 2016 Newaygo County Public Safety/Road Patrol Operating MIllage Renewal, July 19, 2016

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