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MSUE Citizen Planner Program Offered At Three Locations Across The UP

NEGAUNEE, Michigan – A premiere training program for local officials working in the area of planning, zoning, community and economic development will be held in Ironwood, Marquette, and St. Ignace. Early registration is required.

Michigan State University Extension is offering its premiere Citizen Planner program September 19 – October 30, 2013. The program runs Thursday evenings (except the last session is on Wednesday evening) from 6:00pm – 9:00pm Eastern Time. Program locations include Gogebic Community College, Marquette City Hall, and the St. Ignace Public Library. The program will be taught as a live webinar at the three classroom locations simultaneously. Participants will be able to ask questions of the instructor and other classroom locations in real-time with a live microphone and the sessions will be hosted by an on-site facilitator.

Of the participants in 2012 Citizen Planner programs 91% rated the instructors as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ and 94% of participants rated the level of knowledge after attending the sessions as ‘good’ to ‘excellent’.

“Provides such high-quality, proactive information; I can’t imagine getting anything better from any other source” said a student about the course.

Online registration is available at http://events.anr.msu.edu/citizenplannerup2013 or by calling (269) 657-8213. Payment can be made by credit card, check, or invoiced for payment. The registration deadline is September 11, 2013.

The course fee is $275 per participant for the complete core program. Group discounts are available. Cost is $250 per participant for groups of three or more from the same organization. The fee covers registration, course materials and refreshments. Participants that complete all seven sessions will receive a certificate of completion and may continue on to become a Master Citizen Planner.

Scholarships for attending Citizen Planner may be available from a government’s liability insurance provider, such as the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority, Michigan Township Participating Plan, and others. The scholarships are offered because this training is viewed as an important strategy to avoid liability risk and associated costs to local taxpayers. The training includes proper procedure for planning and zoning, and knowledge to avoid compromising people’s due process and private property rights, as well as much more.

Instructors for the training program include MSU Extension educators who specialize in land use planning, law and zoning. The course includes multiple instructors so participants receive different perspectives. The seven-class series includes: 1. Introduction to Planning and Zoning: Planning History, New Economy, Placemaking, and Ethics 2. Legal Foundations of Planning and Zoning: Statutes, Courts, and Other Authorities and Limitations 3. Roles and Responsibilities, Part I: Planning 4. Roles and Responsibilities, Part II: Zoning 5. Plan Implementation and Development Controls: Subdividing Land, Zoning Controls, and Non-Regulatory Techniques 6. Best Practices for Innovative Planning and Zoning: Striving for Success in the New Economy 7. The Art of Community Planning: Participation, Effective Meetings, and Managing Conflict

MSUE Citizen Planner Program Offered At Three Locations Across The UP
MSUE Citizen Planner Program Offered At Three Locations Across The UP
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