--- Do volunteers assist your planning commission with any of its work? Eileen Hennessy discusses how you can best utilize the talents of people in your community.
--- Tom Millette concludes his introduction to mapping series by explaining what "GIS" is and what it can do.
Sharing the Map: Public Involvement in Concept Planning
by Evelyn Swimmer & Robert Potter
--- The citizens of Bristol, Pennsylvania, dove right into a mapping exercise that helped lead to a strategy for revitalizing the city's waterfront and downtown.
The Effective Planning Commissioner
Welcoming the Public
--- Do citizens fell welcome at your planning commission meetings from the moment they enter the meeting room door? Elaine Cogan discusses steps you can take to make sure you're providing a welcoming environment.
Ethics & the Planning Commission
The Ghost Commissioner
--- Greg Dale discusses the dilemma facing planning commissions when they have a frequently absent or unprepared commissioner.
--- More on the basics of subdivision regulation, in the second part of a two-part series, by attorneys Martin Leitner and Elizabeth Garrvin.
Insights:
Dealing With the Press
by Dan Hamilton
--- Journalist and publications specialist Dan Hamilton offers his insights on the most effective techniques planning boards can use when dealing with the press.
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