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Vote Now for Your Favorite "It's About Place" Project in LSM Contest

Online voting ends June 1 for the 46 projects from 28 communities that are entered in the Let's Save Michigan "It's About Place" contest. Click here to check out all the projects and cast your vote. The winning project will receive $2,000 and many more will receive awards from $500 up to help transform an under-utilized space into a community "place." You can vote once a day on your favorite project! Read the press release.

League Brings National Brownfield Assn Workshop to Lansing Office

The Michigan Municipal League League is hosting a National Brownfield Association Workshop, Building Sustainable Communities: Revitalizing Your Town, in our Lansing office on Tuesday, June 5 from 8 a.m to 3:30 pm. The workshop aims to highlight the importance of sustainable development on Brownfield sites as well as put attendees in touch with appropriate contacts for funding programs that are available for communities. More.

Free Webinar For League Members on Microsoft Office 365 Cloud

Join the League and Microsoft on Monday, May 21 from noon – 1:00 pm for a free, innovative “Lunch & Learn” on Office 365, Microsoft’s cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite, combining the best of the industry’s leading desktop productivity and communication applications with the collaborative power and anywhere access of the cloud. More.

labor Labor Negotiations 101 Workshop on May 31 for Elected Officials

Get the inside scoop on what goes on during labor negotiations at this one-day workshop in Mackinaw City on May 31. Then come to the FREE Meetup afterwards, compliments of Plunkett Cooney!

Revised Senate Personal Property Tax Bills Address Some Concerns

Significant changes were made to the personal property tax exemption bills. The League’s neutral position is to signal good faith negotiations as the bills move over to the House. Read more. Press release.

budget Second Round of EVIP Grant Applications Due June 15, 2012

Applications are now available for the 2nd round of EVIP grants, due June 15. Read more. The Legislature made significant changes to the EVIP/Statutory Revenue Sharing process, including extending the next deadline until June 1. More. Learn more on the EVIP resource page.

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Detroit News, 5/11/12

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Model D, 5/8/12

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Observer & Eccentric, 4/29/12