CLUE E-Notes

Issue 13	www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/		December, 2006

From the Center Update of the Zoning Board Handbook, 2nd Edition, is complete, and is available for free download in electronic form in the publications section of the website. The 2nd Edition is over 200 pages and the printed version will bound in a 3-ring binder. Handbooks can be ordered at a cost of $12.00 per copy today. Contact CLUE to order your copies. Workshops January 17, 2007 Plan Commission Workshop - Hayward, WI Plan commission basics, roles and responsibilities, and comprehensive planning basics 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. Conferences/Events Dec 19, 06 Smart Growth Lecture � Community Energy Planning UW-Milwaukee, Arch. & Urban Planning, Rm 345 Dec 20, 06 Local Land Use Planning and Zoning WisLine Teleconference Series � Impact Fees and Other Methods of Funding Local Public Improvements Jan 26, 07 ECWRPC Mini-conference - Liberty Hall, Kimberly, WI 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. This mini-conference will have an energy theme. More information will be provided as it becomes available. 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.		News From Around the State The Daily Press, Ashland - Nov 30, 06 Ashland County Board makes comprehensive plan official - by Chad Dally, The Daily Press Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Nov 27, 06 Stronger farmland program sought: Proposals designed to increase participation, bolster preservation - by Amy Rinard, Journal Sentinel The Spooner Advocate - Nov 15, 06 Comprehensive plans moving forward for Spooner, county - by Frank Zufall, Spooner Advocate Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Nov 1, 06 Risk, reward in Glendale's vision: By thinking big, a small city is helping to shape its own destiny - by Marie Rohde, Journal Sentinel Portage Daily Register - Oct 26, 06 The pressure is on for Cambria village officials - by Ann Marie Ames, Daily Register DATCP's Livestock Siting Newsletter for December newsletter topic is "Deciding when an application is complete under the Livestock Facility Siting Law." For more information, check the DATCP siting website or contact Michael Murray at 608-224-4613 for up-to-date training opportunities. News From Around the Midwest From the Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI): The Little Trolley that Could�and Did - Grand Rapids leaders inspect Portland�s streetcar-powered revival, by Andy Guy, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service Five years after opening the first modern streetcar system in North America, Portland is a furnace of redevelopment and economic expansion.
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