MSU Extension Planning

• 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.

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  MSU landscape architecture alumnus William Johnson receives Lifetime Achievement Award

  Published on April 23, 2019
  William “Bill” Johnson, an alumnus of the SPDC’s Landscape Architecture program, received the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture’s Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual conference, which was recently held in Sacramento, CA, in March.

• 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.

• County government as conveners

  Published on February 8, 2019
  Local government strategies for collaboration.

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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.

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  Why care about planning and zoning?

  Published on January 3, 2019
  Being involved in planning and zoning is a great way to help shape the future of your community.

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  The Community Development Block Grant program

  Published on December 6, 2018
  Strengthen infrastructure and environment in your downtown by learning more about the Community Development Block Grant program.

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  Strategic plan still sitting on the shelf?

  Published on December 6, 2018
  Get to work on your strategic plan with strategic doing.

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  Accessory dwelling units could alleviate housing shortage

  Published on December 6, 2018
  Add additional housing capacity in your community in the form of accessory dwelling units.