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Issue #34: Spring 1999

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Land Trusts and Planning Commissions: Forging Strategic Alliances
by Joel S. Russell read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Land trusts provide an important resource for communities concerned about preserving open space and natural resources. Joel Russell provides an introduction to land trusts -- and explores how planning commissions and land trusts can work cooperatively to achieve open space protection goals. With sidebars highlighting a dozen land trusts from across the country.

Public Outreach Through Video
by Kathleen McMahon, AICP read excerpts from article order and download article

--- More and more planning departments are using videotapes to help inform citizens about planning projects and comprehensive plan updates. Kathleen McMahon takes a look at some examples -- and offers production tips to keep in mind. With sidebars from King Patrick Leonard on keeping to the script, and Bryan Stumpf on using CD-ROMs.

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Looking Around:
Gateway Communities read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Many people enjoy visiting national parks and other scenic attractions. A growing number have also decided to pack up and move to the small cities and towns close to these special places. PCJ columnist Edward McMahon -- a regular visitor to these "gateway" communities -- reports on what he has found.

Ethics & the Planning Commission:
Caution: Conflicts of Interest read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Greg Dale tells how conflicts of interest created a stir in one New England community. With suggestions on how to be proactive in dealing with conflict situations.

The Effective Planning Commissioner:
Homogeneous Commissions in Heterogeneous Communities read full article order and download article

--- In increasingly diverse communities, it is essential that all planning board members reach out beyond their ordinary circles of relationships. Elaine Cogan discusses several ways in which commissioners can do this.

News, Notes & Quotes

--- Brief updates from Dean Pierce on: tough times on the (hog) farm; takings and right-to-farm laws; new federal stormwater regulations; and a study of the impacts of subsidized housing.

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