MSU Extension Planning

• What’s the best way to give raises?

  Published on July 16, 2018
  The short answer… there is no “best way”, rather several alternatives that may or may not fit your farm, business, or industry.

• Practical measures to de-stress a contentious public hearing

  Published on July 16, 2018
  Providing clear expectations and small, personal gestures can help diffuse a tense public hearing and ease nerves for participants.

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  Zoning related to adult foster care (AFC) homes.

  Published on July 2, 2018
  The Michigan Zoning Enabling Act gives direction on how to treat state licensed residential facilities. As Michigan plans for an aging population, has your community considered various facilities and how they're classified in the Zoning Ordinance?

• FREE Data Diamond in the Rough

  Published on June 20, 2018
  Find wealth of site selections and demographic data with Real Estate Database tool

• Streamline, not shorten, a zoning ordinance

  Published on June 11, 2018
  Making a zoning ordinance shorter, or simpler can do serious damage to an otherwise good ordinance. Front setbacks is one example of this. Consider streamlining a zoning ordinance instead.

• Local government budget decision making

  Published on June 4, 2018
  The governance equation can help in budget creation.

• Is community growth a good or bad thing?

  Published on June 4, 2018
  Like people, communities are either green and growing or ripe and rotting.

• 2017-2018 planning and zoning court case summaries now ready

  Published on May 22, 2018
  The annual May 2018 summary of land use court cases is prepared and available to the public.

• 2018 Citizen Planner Advanced Academy

  Published on May 7, 2018
  Planning for the good, the bad and the ugly of land use.

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  Detroit River discharge

  Published on March 1, 2018
  How much water flows through the Detroit River?