CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

• Professional Development Workshops for Zoning Staff - Winter 2003 

  • Zoning Overview by Lynn Markham, Land Use Specialist, Center for Land Use Education
  • Enforcement by Dean Richards, Attorney, Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP
  • Customer Service by Liesa Nesta, Waterway Policy Coordinator, WDNR
  • Primer for Board of Adjustment Decisions by Michael Dresen, Director, Center for Land Use Education
  • Public Education by Kathy Moore, Senior Planner, Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use
  • Floodplain Zoning by Gary Heinrichs, Floodplain Program Manager & National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator, WDNR

   

• SWCS Conference, January 23, 2003

  •   Smart Growth 101:  A Primer on Wisconsin’s Comprehensive Planning Law
    by Dr. Anna Haines, Ph.D., Land Use Specialist, Center for Land Use Education

 

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PLAN COMMISSION WORKSHOPS

Winter 2010-11

Plan Commission Workshop
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, WITC Cashman Conference Center, New Richmond, St Croix County

This workshop is designed for new and continuing plan commission members, local government officials, planning and zoning staff, and other interested persons. The workshop will focus on the roles and responsibilities of the plan commission with particular emphasis on using the plan for local decision-making and getting started with plan implementation.

WTA Seminar on Land Use Planning and Regulation
Thursday, December 2, 2010, Holiday Inn Express & Conference Center, Janesville, WI
Monday, December 6, 2010, Holiday Inn Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Thursday, December 16, 2010, Sleep Inn & Conference Center, Eau Claire, WI
Friday, December 17, 2010, Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI

The Center for Land Use Education is partnering with the Wisconsin Towns Association to offer five educational seminars aimed at town and small village officials. Participants will learn about the roles and responsibilities of the plan commission, recent updates to the comprehensive planning law, and plan implementation tools such as subdivision ordinances, farmland preservation ordinances, and other land use controls. To learn more, download the seminar brochure. A completed registration form is required one week prior to each scheduled workshop.

Fall 2010

Plan Commission Workshop
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, Harrison Town Hall, Menasha, Calumet County

Participants will learn about the roles and responsibilities of the plan commission, recent updates to the comprehensive planning law, making and recording decisions, and enhancing public interactions.