CLUE E-Notes

Issue 21	www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/		September, 2007

From the Center Toward a Sustainable Community: A Toolkit for Local Government The purpose of this toolkit is to provide ideas and descriptions of specific actions that a local government can take to transform itself into a model of sustainable practices. Free for download from the above link. Limited copies in print available for $10.00 each. Contact CLUE to request printed copies. Conferences/Events Sep 7-11, 07 11th Conference on National Scenic and Historic Trails �Healthy Trail Partnerships � Healthy Trail Resources� Holiday Inn, Duluth, Minnesota Sep 12-14, 07 Greening the Heartland Conference Monona Terrace, Madison Greening the Heartland is the premier annual conference on green building and sustainability in the Midwest; the conference is a gathering for experts, practitioners, administrators, government officials and business to come together. Sep 18-19, 07 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Albany, WI Oct 3-5, 07 League of Wisconsin Municipalities 109th Annual Conference Hilton Hotel, Milwaukee, WI Oct 7-9, 07 Wisconsin Counties Association 2007 Conference Wisconsin Dells, WI Oct 21-24, 07 Wisconsin Towns Association 2007 Convention Regency Suites and KI Convention Center, Green Bay, WI Oct 31-Nov 2, 07 Wisconsin County Code Administrators Fall Conference Stevens Point, WI Oct 31-Nov 2, 07 "Rollin' on the River" - The 2007 Upper Midwest Planning Conference Dubuque, IA 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.		CLUE Workshops Public Participation Workshop Oct 2, 07 - Monroe County, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Getting Started with Comprehensive Planning Oct 29, 07 - Columbia County, 6:15-8:30 p.m. 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 web pages as it becomes available. News From Around the State The Lakeland Times, Minocqua, WI - Sep 4, 07 Red Pine alumnae save historic camp from development By Ed Culhane The Capitol Times, Letters to the Editor - Aug 29, 07 Dave Zweifel: After floods, Soldiers Grove worth emulating Dave Zweifel is the editor of The Capital Times Journal Sentinel - Aug 22, 07 Editorial: No time to tinker - Assembly Republicans tried to kill the state's land-use planning requirement two years ago; now they want to exempt more than 1,500 communities. It's a bad idea. Vernon County Broadcaster - Aug 15, 07 County committees ponder future concerns: Planning, licensing rules discussed By Tim Hundt Vernon County Broadcaster - Aug 9, 07 County turns down moratorium: Facility licensing, comprehensive planning move ahead By Tim Hundt The Capitol Times, Letters to the Editor - Aug 7, 07 Derr and Erickson: Dane County Comprehensive Plan ready to be finalized with citizen help By Jerry Derr and Chuck Erickson, co-chairs, Dane County Comprehensive Planning Steering Committee Central Wisconsin Broadcasting - Jul 26, 07 Pine Valley ordinance has surprising supporter By Paul Knoff, News Director Other News The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, LA - Sep 4, 07 Rethinking city block by block - Neighborhoods to be consulted on planning issues By Bob Moser Law of the Land Blog - Aug 30, 07 Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear moratoria case on subdivisions Posted by Patty Salkin Telluride Daily Planet, CO - Aug 30, 07 Horizontal zoning takes root - Town Council passes new zoning with little fanfare By Katie Klingsporn
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