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2018 - 2019 Michigan planning and zoning court cases are available
Published on June 14, 2019
The annual 2019 summary of Michigan planning and zoning court cases is now available to the public. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
County government as conveners
Published on February 8, 2019
Local government strategies for collaboration. -
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. -
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.