MSU Extension Planning

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  Ensuring public participation in meetings takes work and organization

  Published on October 8, 2019
  Meaningful public participation requires some very basic communication skills. Remember the key components of planning effective meetings.

• Embarking on planning and zoning for the first time? Think it through!

  Published on September 10, 2019
  Local units of government without zoning, or townships subject to county zoning that might be considering adopting their own zoning ordinance, should think the process and requirements through carefully.

• When to call an attorney for planning and zoning issues

  Published on September 5, 2019
  Land use decision making is not always a do it yourself proposition for local officials; there are times when you really should hire a lawyer.

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  It is not just any attorney: Find the lawyer that has a focus in municipal law

  Published on September 5, 2019
  There are many different kinds of law. Different attorneys have experience in certain types of law. The task is to find the lawyer that focuses on the type of law you need.

• 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.

• 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.