Local Government
- Local Government Education
- Local Government Center – The mission of the Local Government Center is to provide focus, coordination, and leadership to UW System educational programs for local government, and to expand the research and knowledge base for local government education. The Center conducts and coordinates educational programming in general local government, local government finance, growth management, and community planning & design.
- References & Resources
- State of Wisconsin E-government Portal
- State of Wisconsin Online Staff Directory
- Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce Community Development Resources
- Wisconsin Legislature Web Page
- League of Wisconsin Municipalities
- National Association of Counties Web Site
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue
- UW-Extension Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center
- EPA Recycling Website
- EPA Solid & Hazardous Waste Webpages
- National Small Flows Clearinghouse
- Local Government Environmental Assistance Network
- Univ. of Wisconsin Transportation Information Center
- The Disaster Center’s Wisconsin Page
- Extension Disaster Emergency Network
- The Northeast-Midwest Institute
- EPA Storm Water Regulation Website
- Wisconsin Blue Book
- Wisconsin Municipal Records Manual — online resource to assist public officials administer public records
- Community and Land Use Planning Education & Analysis
- Center for Land Use Education – The Center for Land Use Education was established in July 2000. It is a joint venture of the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and Cooperative Extension in collaboration with UW systems institutions. It is a focal point for land use planning and management education. Within the limits of its resources, the Center responds to related educational needs and priorities of our state-wide clientele.
- Town of Dunn, Dane County, Wisconsin Home Page
- LUCAS Homepage –Pace Law School Land Use Law Center
- Smart Places Decision Brief
- Model Ordinances to Protect Local Resources
- Planning Commisioner’s Journal
- Smart Growth Network
- Center for Excellence in Sustainable Development: Land Use Planning
- Lincoln Institute of Land Use Policy
- Center for Liveable Communities
- New Environmentalism Website
- Hart Environmental Data: Indicators of Sustainability
- Wisconsin’s Municipal Boundary Review Program (Dept. of Administration)
- Farmland Information Center
- 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
- Urban Land Institute
- Wisconsin’s Smart Growth Legislation
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- Wisconsin Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan Element Guides — Wisconsin Dept. of Admin. Office of Land Information Services
- The Recent Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Legislation –Statutory Language Changes from 1999 Wisconsin Act 9 and Technical Revisions from AB 872 signed into law by Governor Thompson on May 10, 2000.
- Guides to Wisconsin’s “Smart Growth” Planning Components, Grants, Mapping, Etc. –by Wisconsin Department of Administration
- Wisconsin Smart Growth Planning Grants –Wisconsin Dept. of Administration Office of Land Information Services
- Wisconsin Chapter of American Planners Association Smart Growth Webpage
- Wisconsin’s New Comprehensive Planning & Smart Growth Law (Summary) – -UW-Extension Local Government Center Fact Sheet
- 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Smart Growth Webpage
- Historic Preservation and Smart Growth — Historical Society of Wisconsin Website
- DNR Comprehensive Planning and Smart Growth Website
- Planning for Natural Resources: A Wisconsin Guide to Including Natural Resources in Comprehensive Planning
- UW-Extension / UW-Stevens Point Center for Land Use Education
- UW-Extension Local Government Center Growth Management Resource Web Page
