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Millennial invasion: Communities must meet the needs of latest generation of young professionals
Published on May 5, 2013
The population of 22-year-olds is at an all-time high. what does this mean for communities in Michigan? -
Detroit’s new urban agriculture is a good start: Part I
Published on May 4, 2013
The city of Detroit’s urban agriculture ordinance makes community gardens legal where they were once prohibited due to certain zoning rules. -
Dangerous currents workshops scheduled for early June
Published on May 1, 2013
As deaths increase on Lake Michigan due to drowning by dangerous currents, three workshops are scheduled to help communities save lives of beachgoers. -
Creating complete communities
Published on April 27, 2013
Using targeted urban design tools to repair suburban communities provides residents a complete range of housing and daily living needs -
New guidebook suggests planning and zoning essentials to protecting water quality
Published on April 27, 2013
Inclusion of six essential elements in master plans and zoning ordinances can help protect Michigan’s water quality. New water quality protection guidebook can help rural communities understand and include those provisions in their plans and regulations. -
New Open Meetings Act notice requirements
Published on April 17, 2013
Michigan’s Open Meetings Act meeting notice requirements have changed. Notices now must be on government websites, emergency meeting notice requirements have also changed. -
Parliamentary procedure: How do you handle a motion?
Published on April 16, 2013
A good first step to ensure effective meetings is to know how to properly handle a motion. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to rescind?
Published on April 16, 2013
Board members sometimes realize the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to rescind. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to reconsider?
Published on April 16, 2013
Board members sometimes feel the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to reconsider. -
Parliamentary procedure: What is a parliamentary authority?
Published on April 16, 2013
Using Robert’s Rules of Order to help build an official parliamentary authority allows groups to run effective meetings and members to feel like a valuable part of the process.