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• 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.

• 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.

• FREE Data Diamond in the Rough

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

• 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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  Turn Around Don’t Drown

  Published on February 28, 2018
  Flooded roads can be dangerous.

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  Detroit River discharge

  Published on February 28, 2018
  How much water flows through the Detroit River?

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  Part 1: Southern Michigan’s hidden treasure

  Published on February 1, 2018
  Abundant freshwater provides a rich environment.