MSU Extension Planning

• Grassroots Community outreach and engagement

  Published on October 10, 2018
  Grassroots Community Leadership & Development: Community Outreach & Engagement (Part Two).

• MSUE in Detroit Series Part Two: Civic Engagement Field Guide

  Published on October 10, 2018
  Civic engagement and collaboration with underrepresented populations.

• What is Grassroots Community leadership and development?

  Published on October 10, 2018
  An Introduction to Grassroots Community Leadership & Development part one.

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  Sequence of government permits is important

  Published on September 14, 2018
  There is best order to obtain permits for development. The order is dictated by statute and influenced by best practices.

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  Planning and Zoning for solar developments training partnership between MSU Extension, Michigan Energy Office

  Published on September 5, 2018
  As prices continue to fall more and more people are interested in the economics of solar power.

• 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.

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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.