Posts tagged Legal Issues
2016, Issue 03

Reed v. Town of Gilbert: Assessing the Impact One Year Later
Garvin, Elizabeth

Harley-Davidson Rally Point in Downtown Sturgis, South Dakota
Holdren, Jessica

Reviving a Downtown with Placemaking
Laqua, Rachel

Ranching with Fire and Rangeland Fire Protection Associations
McCormick, Kyle & Wuerzer, Thomas

New Community Assistance Program Helps Communities Plan for Wildfire
Mowery, Molly

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2015, Issue 05

State Control of Federal Lands- Legal or Not?
Garvin, Elizabeth

Art of Public Engagement - Rational Thinking
Nellis, Lee

Seeing Colleges and Universities as Living Parts of Our Communities
Stebleton, Brad

Ways to the West: How Getting out of our Cars is Reclaiming America's Frontier
Stowell, Candace

Land Trusts in the WP Region: An Impressive But Uneven Record
Wright, John B.

Montana's Targeted Economic Development District Act
Cornish, Janet & Windemaker, Lynette

Urbanized! A New Metropolitan Planning Organization in a Rural Region
Coxworth, Daniel

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2014, Issue 02

Planning and Finance - Property Taxes Among the Various States
Dugan, Patrick L.

New Research examines how to combat zombie subdivisions and other excess entitlements
Flint, Anthony

RMLUI Legal Corner: Social Media and the First Amendment
Garvin, Elizabeth

Salt Lake County at the Crossroads
Gellner, David

Art of Engagement - Building Transparency and Trust
Nellis, Lee

The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-42: A Model of Cooperation, A Blessing for the West
Smith, Michael

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2014, Issue 01

RMLUI Legal Corner: Koontz vs. St. John's River Water Management District
Garvin, Elizabeth

Art of Engagement - Being Open to Learning While Under Fire
Nellis, Lee

Salt Lake City by Foot, Bike, and Transit
Quinn-Hurst, Colin

Ethical Planning & Social Media
Sommer, Shelby

Planner's Toolbox: Onsite Inspections Done Right
Stebleton, Brad

School Districts and Local Governments: Partnering For Success
Valdez, John, Millar, Candi, & Thomas, Sharon

Using county zoning and infrastructure to create a new city in SD
Vogt, Amber

Ten Ideas for Job Applicants
Watson, Jayna

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2011, Issue 07

Planning and Finance - When is debt not a dirty word?
Dugan, Patrick L.

Using dialogue to bring people together
Nellis, Lee

To Avoid a Taking: Special Assessments Must Create Special Benefits
Orsbon, Ben

Western Planner Awards
Stebleton, Brad

2011 Western Planner/APA Four Corners Conference Highlights
Stebleton, Brad

Featured Planner - Makita Hill, Bernalillo, New Mexico
Stebleton, Brad

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2011, Issue 06

Farmers' and Public Markets: One Intermountain City's Experience
Cecil, Jon

Featured Planner - Jenah Thornborrow, AICP, Garden City, Idaho
Cecil, Jon

Planning and Finance - Time for Another Look at Housing Prices and Smart Growth
Dugan, Patrick L.

Innovative Local Government in the Far North - Local Borough Government Comes to Arctic Alaska- But With a Struggle
Finkler, Earl

Daycare and Registered Sex Offenders
Kurtz, Steve

Rebuilding America: APA National Infrastructure Investment Task Force
McMahon, Kathleen

The Art of Public Engagement - Follow the Energy
Nellis, Lee

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Reflections on Many Years Serving a Planning and Zoning Commission
Towler, Bill

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2011, Issue 04

Planning and Finance - New Challenges on "Who Pays for Growth?"
Dugan, Patrick L.

Balancing Energy Development and Scenic Byway Designations
Kaliszewski, Nadia

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Tips for Effective Comprehensive Plan Updates
Meyer, Bob

Planner's Toolbox - Getting a Handle on Nonconformities
Stebleton, Brad

Featured Planner - Mike McMahon, Box Elder, South Dakota
Watson, Jayna

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2010, Issue 08

Planning and Finance: Balancing in Difficult Times
Dugan, Patrick, L.

One Planner's View on Code Enforcement
Kurtz, Steve

Innovative Planning in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mortimer, Katherine; Macpherson, Richard; Thomas, Dave; & Liming, Reed

The Art of Public Engagement
Nellis, Lee

Saving for a Rainy Day: Wetland Mitigation Banking
Radtke, Jason

Planner's Toolbox - Dealing with Emus and Medical Marijuana
Towler, Bill

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2010, Issue 07

2010 Western Planner Awards
Ashby, Matt

Planning and Finance: Effective Budget Strategies
Dugan, Patrick, L.

2010 Western Planner Conference Highlights
Ehlers, Debbie

Aldo Leopold: Albuquerque's First Environmental Planner
Fleming, Bill & Schmader, Matt

U.S. Forest Service Planning Rule: Is There a Role for Local Government?
Harper, Michael

Planner's Toolbox - How to be a Good Witness in Land Use Hearings
Mathews, David

Following the Energy: The Art of the Public Engagement
Nellis, Lee

Lapel Pin and Western Planner Pride
Steadman, Stan

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2009, Issue 05

Planner's Toolbox - Downzoning-A Land Protection Tool: How it's Been Used in One Arizona County
Apel, Mark

Planning and Finance: Finance and Economic Development
Dugan, Patrick, L.

The West Loses a Western Planner: Joe Gerdom
Ehlers, Debbie

Planning Commissioner's Corner: Keeping Historic Districts from Decaying
Orsbon, Ben

Floodplain Management Circa 2050: The View from the Land Use Planner's Vantage Point
Van Hemert, James

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2008, Issue 07

Planning's Seven Dirty Words
Brosnan, Lisa

Conference Abstract: Working Effectively with Tribal Governments
Caputo, Dee

Planning and Finance: Balancing Adequate Public Facilities with Other Public Purposes
Dugan, Patrick, L.

2008 Conference Abstracts (continued from Sept. WP)
Ehlers, Debbie

Many, Many Miles from Barrow: A Great Road Trip to New Home in Northern Wisconsin
Finkler, Earl

Op-Ed Article: Embracing Failure
Harper, Michael

The Western Planner Op-Ed Guidelines
Harper, Michael

Planning and Religious Land Use--Lessons from South Daktoa
Putnam, Neil

Conference Abstract: Meetings Made Easy
Stebleton, Brad

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2008, Issue 05

Planning and Finance: The California Housing 'Crisis' More Reflections on Planning in Southern California
Dugan, Patrick, L.

University of Wyoming Conducts Survey on IT and Planning in Mountain West States
Hammerlinck, Jeff

Planner's Toolbox - Due Process in New Mexico
Mathews, David

Behind the Scences: What it Takes to Host an APA National Planning Conference
Past, Tina

The Paradox of Federal Energy and Defense Installations in the West
Pava, Dan

Bozeman Addresses Transportation and Land Use: West Babcock Street Pedestrian and Bicyclist Monitoring Project
Saunders, Chris

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Should Planning Commissions Plan?
Sublett, Ken

Featured Planner - Jayna Watson, City Planner, Spearfish, SD
Trebilcock, Sam

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2007, Issue 03

Planning and Finance Series: Balancing Uses for Fiscal Reasons
Dugan, Patrick, L.

Memories of Marching with Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965: Going from Academics to the Front Line of Civil Rifhts and Voting Rights
Finkler, Earl

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Writing Conditions for Land Use Decisions-Are They Enforceable?
Mapp, Jerome

The State of Planning in Booming Wyoming
Markert, Ken

Be a STAR! Join Small Town and Rural Planning Division of APA
Powers, Dale

Featured Planner - Ted Knowlton, Assistant Executive/Planning Director, Envision, Utah
Ramjoue, George

Western Heritage and Heroes
Schmidt, Kim & Schilling, Annette

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2007, Issue 02

Featured Planner - Pete Friedman, Comprehensive Planning Manager, Meridian, Idaho
Cecil, Jon

Planning and Finance Series: Are You Diversified?
Dugan, Patrick L.

The Difficulty with Implementing a Good Policy: The Washoe County Bicycle Network
Exline, Nicholas D.

Planner's Toolbox - Planning and Intitiated Referenda in South Dakota
Kays, Todd

Online Learning for Planners
Peralta, Christian

Explore the West in North Dakota
Schmidt, Kim & Schilling, Annette

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Ethics in Planning - When Disclosure Should Be Withheld and When the Process Must Become Transparent
Zabriskie, Gary

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2005, Issue 07

Deadwood 2004: Fourteen Years of Economic Recovery, Historic Preservation, and Community Revitalization-Part One
Ackerman, William V.

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Back to the Basics-A great Neighborhood in Kalispell and the Virtues of the 7,000 Square Foot Lot
Byrom, Gus

Planning and Finance Series: The Art of Fiscal Forecasting
Dugan, Patrick L.

Conference Abstract: TOD/Mixed-Use Projects
Harper, Michael

Conference Abstract: Place-Making Ideas
Harper, Michael

Conference Abstract: Leadership
Orsbon, Ben

Las Vegas Sets Record Growth Pace
Powell, Andrew

Featured Planner - Wilford (Wilf) H. Sommerkorn, Director Davis County Community and Economic Development Department Farmington, Utah
Ramjoue, George

Conference Abstract: Payment for Regulation Under Oregon's Measure 37
Rolland, Richard

Conference Abstract: Ethical Challenges
Stebleton, Brad

Conference Abstract: Your Case Law Has Changed: 2005 Case Law Update
Weil, Larry

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2005, Issue 06

Working Together to Improve Housing and Increase Homeownership on American Indian Reservations
Affleck, Mary Lou

Planning and Finance Series: It's in the Bank
Dugan, Patrick L.

Conference Abstract: Strategic Planning: Key Steps to Effective Management of Your Organization
Garnett, Joanne

Planning Commisioner's Corner: Trouble in River City? The View from Buena Vista, Colorado
Grove, John

2005 Conference Highlights
Kurtz, Steve

Planner's Toolbox - Working with your County Attorney
Mathews, David

Book Review - The Latest Illustrated Book of Development Definitions by Harvey Moskowitz and Carl Lindbloom, Center for Urban Policy Research
Rolland, Richard

Conference Abstract: Floodplains and Droughts: The Virgin River Nightmare
Sanford, Jody

Developing Municipal Parking Standards: Implications of the Montana Three Cities Parking Generation/Land Use Pattern Correlation Study - Part 2
Saunders, Chris

Featured Planner - Mike Cooper, Director of Planning and Building Services, City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Trebilcock, Sam

Conference Abstract: Design Guidelines/Design Review Boards
Williams, Wells

Conference Abstract: Rural Cabin Development Issues
Williams, Wells

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2003, Issue 02

Planning and Finance Series: Watch Your Back
Dugan, Patrick L.

Growth Management in Washington: Community Voices in Support A WP Feature Article Series Part II - Community Voices in Support
Fieldcamp, Dirk H. Jr.

Planning for School Trust Lands in Montana
Greer, David M.

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Saying No to Friends and Acquaintances
Hough, David

Featured Planner - Tamara Babcock Development Services Director City of Hastings, Nebraska
Lang, Lance

Book Review - The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell
Orsbon, Ben

Letter to the Editor
Simonson, Michael E.

Growth Management in Washington: Part II - King County Achieving Remarkable Results With Growth Management Planning
Sims, Ron

Planner's Toolbox - Getting a Handle on Nonconformities
Stebleton, Brad

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2001, Issue 02

Conference Abstract: Using Plans to Manage Growth
Caputo, Dee

Planning and Finance Series: Thinking Geographically, or The Distance Factor in Public Finance
Dugan, Patrick L.

Featured Planner - Lisa Parks, President/Principal Planner, Alliance Consulting Group
Faas, Ron

Planner's Toolbox - Planning Commission Work Sessions
Hough, David

Conference Abstract: Legal Considerations of Animal Confinements
Kurtz, Steve

The Census Aftermath: Redistricting and Reapportionment
Matson, Don

When the "Chips are Down" Planners Need to Understand the Complexity of Agricultural Nuisance Law
Orsbon, Ben & McGregor, Scott

Planner's Toolbox - Development Impact Fees: Try This at Home
Pitts, Rachael

Conference Abstract: Growth Management and the Code of the West
Strozier, Jim & Ehlers, Debbie

Western Planning Resources Web Site
Williams, Wells

Creating Community - It's Not Just for Adults Anymore
Zelinka, Al & Worthington-Forbes, Laura

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1998, Issue 02

Why You Should Come to Wenatchee, Washington, Site of the 1998 Western Planner Conference
Campbell, Stuart

How to use The Media - What's your angle?, The news release: Your basic tool, Community Calendars
Chan, Mei-Mei

GAP Analysis: An Update, Data and Tool for Habitat Conservation Planning
Crist, Patrick

Planning and Finance Article No. 25 - The Challenges of a New Job
Dugan, Patrick L.

Internationally-known Planner Brightens up Barrow with Late January Visit
Finkler, Earl

Planner's Toolbox - Planners Under Fire
Garnett, Joanne

Journey to Monteverde Lessons in Sustainability
Luther, Dr. Joseph

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Giving Due Process
Weil, Larry

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