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• Municipal Budget Part 4: Your role in the municipal budget process

  Published on April 26, 2019

  Allow your voice to be heard in the municipal budget process for your community.

• Municipal Budget Part 3: Municipal budget legislation

  Published on April 26, 2019

  What legislation in Michigan governs Municipal Budgets?

• The Municipal Budget Part 2: What is fiscal sustainability?

  Published on April 25, 2019

  Fiscal sustainability and how it applies to local units of government.

• The Municipal Budget (Part 1): Understanding municipal budgets

  Published on April 23, 2019

  The fundamentals of Municipal Budgets.

• Opportunity Zone trainings for local community leaders offered by MSU Extension

  Published on April 16, 2019

  Opportunity Zones are being billed as a potential major community investment vehicle, and these trainings explain the fundamentals for local governments.

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  National Charrette Institute and MSU Extension host Opportunity Zones training series in Michigan

  Published on April 9, 2019

  What are Opportunity Zones? How do they spur economic development? Is there an Opportunity Zone in my community? You have questions, we have answers.

• County government as conveners

  Published on February 8, 2019

  Local government strategies for collaboration.

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  Statewide shining a light on agricultural solar energy development meetings

  Published on February 6, 2019

  Topics include understanding the nuances of solar leases, zoning considerations, and accompanying tax implications of solar projects.

• MSU Extension Program to Focus on Cultivating Local Farm Economies

  Published on February 1, 2019

  Preserving farmland requires flexibility, innovation in local government planning and zoning to allow for farm income diversification.

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  Site plan application tips

  Published on January 3, 2019

  Creating a site plan can be challenging, this article provides some general suggestions to consider when preparing a site plan review application.