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Issue 6	www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/		April, 2006

From the Center This time of year many folks are making plans for their lawn. Lynn Markham has put together a short publication entitled 3 Simple Steps to Create a Lawn That's Healthy for Kids, Pets, Wildlife and Water Quality. You can also find a white background version suitable for printing on our Publications page under Other Publications. The Implementation Element Guide is coming together and should be available this summer. Also, a Sustainable Communities Toolkit for local governments is expected in the summer. Update of the Zoning Board Handbook continues. Workshops Plan Commission Apr 5, Juneau, Dodge County, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Zoning Board of Adjustment/Appeals May 4, Green Lake, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Contact CLUE if there is an interest for either Plan Commission or Zoning Board of Adjustment workshops in your area. More information will be posted to the workshops webpage as it becomes available. News From Around the State Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online - Mar 14, 06 Plan to retain farmland OK'd. Washington County program will buy development rights. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online - Mar 18, 06 Washington County takes key step toward standing up for farmlands. The county board to create a program for the purchase of development rights. Articles of Interest Michigan Land Use Institute - Written by Julie Hay It Takes a (Proactive) Village: Outdated zoning hampers Up North�s year-round economy, A Web-based company�s fruitless search for new office space. Zoning laws are holding the firm back, and economic developers say that Up North communities must rezone if they are to rebuild their faded year-round economies.		Conferences/Events April 6-7 - Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association Conference, Chula Vista Resort and Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Visit the WAPA website for more information. April 20 - Comprehensive Planning Seminar, "Planning for the Maximum Community Benefit of Wisconsin's Aggregate Resources," Ramada Plaza Hotel, Fond du Lac. April 20-22 - 28th Annual Wisconsin Lakes Convention, KI Convention Center, Green Bay, WI April 26 - UWEX Local Government Center Growth Management program, Local Land Use Planning and Zoning course series. "Growing Communities, Greening Communities: Endangered Resources and Community Planning." April 27 - Bay-Lake Regional Mini-Conferences "Creative Solutions to Runoff Pollution," Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, WI, (920) 448-2820 April 28 - East Central Regional Mini-Workshop � �Invasive Species,� Holiday Inn River Walk, Neenah, WI, (920) 751-4770 April 28-29 - Conservation in Common � Actions and Strategies to Protect Your Rivers, Parks and Trails, Holiday Acres Resort (4 mi. east of Rhinelander). June 29-30 - Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference Telemark Resort, Cable, WI If you have an article you would like to submit to the Land Use Tracker quarterly newsletter, contact Rebecca Roberts, Managing Editor, or mail your submission to: The Land Use Tracker Center for Land Use Education UW-Stevens Point 800 Reserve St Stevens Point, WI 54481 It should be 1,000 words or less; Be informative; Be of state-wide concern; And address a land use issue.
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