CLUE E-Notes

Issue 31	www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/		September, 2008

Workshops Plan commission workshops are being planned for Monroe, Waupaca and Washington Counties. Additional information will be posted on the CLUE workshops page when it becomes available. Please contact us if there is an interest for Plan Commission or Zoning Board of Adjustment/Appeals workshops in your area. Conferences/Events September 11-12, 2008 Going Green: Sustainable Communities and Farms Olympia Conference Center, Oconomowoc, WI September 18–19, 2008 APA Upper Midwest Four State Conference Monona Terrace, Madison, WI October 5-8, 2008 Wisconsin Towns Association Annual Convention Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton, WI October 12-14, 2008 Wisconsin Counties Association Annual Conference Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI October 15-20 2008 (Register by September 10) The Ultimate Land Use Study Tour - Tour showcases innovative land use programs in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Contact Mike Koles, 715-258-6230 October 16-17, 2008 Wisconsin Land Information Association Regional Meeting Heidel House, Green Lake, WI October 22-24, 2008 League of Wisconsin Municipalities Annual Conference Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, WI October 29-30, 2008 ESRI Wisconsin User Group Conference Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton, WI October 29-31, 2008 Wisconsin County Code Administrator's Fall Conference Tundra Lodge, Green Bay, WI		New Publications from CLUE Wisconsin Land Use Megatrends: Energy This publication is intended for local government officials and others interested in investigating the connections between energy and land use. Statewide trends related to renewable and nonrenewable energy are explored together with building, transportation and community design approaches to reduce energy use. From Around the State Free seminars on Wisconsin's open meetings and open records law offered Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will be hosting five free seminars across the state to promote public awareness of the state’s open meetings and public records law. Compliance outlines on the open meetings law and the public records law are available on the Department of Justice website. Van Hollen will be accompanied by assistant attorneys general who are experts in Wisconsin’s open meetings and public records laws. The seminars, each scheduled for three hours, will take place in: • Green Bay (September 18), • Eau Claire (October 10), • Wausau (October 15), • Milwaukee (October 28) and • Madison (October 29). Each seminar is free and open to the public, though registration is required due to limited seating. Individuals are invited to register at the Wisconsin Department of Justice website or by email or by calling DOJ at (608) 267-2220. 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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