Workshops

Plan Commission Workshops
November 13, 2008 – Waupaca County, WI
November 18, 2008 – Monroe County, WI
December 9, 2008 – Germantown, WI

Zoning Board of Adjustment/Board of Appeals Workshop
December 8, 2008 – Beloit, WI

Additional information will be posted on the CLUE workshops page when it becomes available. Please contact us if there is interest for a Plan Commission or Board of Adjustment/Appeals workshop in your region.

Conferences/Events

November 5–6, 2008
  Small City and Regional Community Conference
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

November 12-14, 2008
Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater and Coastal Managers
Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI

December 11-12 , 2008
Climate Change Summit - Wisconsin Communities Take Action
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

UWEX Building Communities Webinar Series
November 18, 2008 – Energy Efficiency
December 16, 2008 – Renewable Energy
January 20, 2009 – Comprehensive Community Planning and Sustainability

APA Audio/Web Conference Series
November 5, 2008 – Creating Successful Meetings
December 3, 2008 – Introduction to the Zoning Board of Adjustment

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.

Planning Implementation Tools Fact Sheet
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
A CIP is a community planning and fiscal management tool used to coordinate the location, timing and financing of capital improvements over a multi-year period. Capital improvements refer to major, non-recurring physical expenditures such as land, buildings, public infrastructure and equipment.

News

Wisconsin Ag Connection, October 29, 2008
Wisconsin Towns Association to Host Land Use Workshops

The Chetek Alert, October 29, 2008
Public input sought for Barron County's comprehensive plan
By Rachel Westberg

The Capital Times, October 15, 2008
County begins to unveil treasures of a well-hidden park
By Anita Weier