IN THE JULY/AUGUST 2010 ISSUE OF THE WESTERN PLANNER

In the President’s Column, Katie Guthrie, Loveland, Colorado, writes about attending family reunion in North Dakota, where she learned that the state is full of all types of energy development.

In his Planning and Finance Series, Patrick L. Dugan, Everett, Washington, explores the decisions that must be made during the onset of a recession by finance directors and government officials. He writes about the importance of taking actions “needed to manage through a recession as early as possible.”

In his Following the Energy: The Art of Public Engagement column, Lee Nellis discusses community visioning and recommends the book Planning with Complexity: an Introduction to Collaborative Rationality for Public Policy by Judith E. Innes and David E. Booher.

In the Featured Planner article, Bill Towler, FAICP, of Flagstaff, Arizona, profiles Betty Drake of Scottsdale, Arizona, who has worked as a planner in California and Arizona. One of many career highlights includes having served on the Scottsdale City Council for five years advocating for “complete streets, which resulted in an award to Scottsdale as a “Bicycle Friendly Community.”

In the Planning Commissioner’s Corner article, “Onsite Inspections Done Right,” Brad Stebelton, of Bernalillo, New Mexico, stresses the importance of an onsite inspection as a critical part of the project review process.

In the feature article, “Creating a Small Wind Turbine Ordinance,” Tiffany Antol, AICP, Flagstaff, Arizona, discusses the development of an ordinance in Coconino County to support the development of small wind turbines.

In the feature article, “Surviving the Tough Times and Preparing for the Good Times,” Walt Wendolowski, AICP, Lebanon, Oregon, offers good advice on “how to manage a planning office in a time of slacking demand for services, staff layoffs, and budget cuts.”

In the feature article, “Putting Boots on the Ground: Lessons on Small Town Planning from Southwest Utah Part One,” Elissa Black and Peter Stempel, both of Virgin, Utah, relate their experiences working with Form Tomorrow revising subdivision ordinances “trying to meet the needs of a growing town while maintaining the character of their town.” The conclusion of this article will appear in the September 2010 issue of The Western Planner.

In the feature article, “Field of Dreams Up for Sale,” Earl Finkler, Medford, Wisconsin, remembers visits to the baseball field in Dyersville, Iowa, made famous in the 1989 movie based on the book, Shoeless Joe, by W.P Kinsella.

Also in this issue:

State news from Montana, Washington, and Wyoming.

The issue was mailed on August 9, 2010.

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