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March/April 2011 Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FEATURE ARTICLES

COVER STORY
Former League Presidents Woodrow Stanley, Charles Smiley
and Vicki Barnett Make History by Serving in Michigan Legislature

By Andy Schor and Samantha Harkins

Michigan Legislature Likely to Make Many Changes Impacting Municipalities

By Roger Martin

Summer Minnick Advises Local Leaders on How to Work
with Michigan Legislators

photo spread (pdf)

By Summer Minnick

Changes in Washington DC and Michigan Could Lead to Opportunity
for Michigan Communities

By Arnold Weinfeld

Michigan Municipal League Starts Request
For Proposal Sharing Service

Michigan Mayors Carol Shafto, Dayne Walling, George Heartwell
and Others Talk about Effective Leadership

By Joe Vandermeulen, Ph.D.

Grand Haven Michigan Turns Goal Setting into an Art Form
with 'Vivid and Lively Goals'

By Rene Rosencrantz Wheaton

Michigan Municipal League Explains Differences Between Forms
of Local Governments in Michigan

By the League's Information & Policy Research Department

Saginaw City Manager Darnell Earley Writes About
Council-Manager Form of Government

By Darnell Earley, ICMA-CM, MPA

Local Government Types in Michigan—Council-Manager,
'Strong Mayor,' and 'Weak Mayor'

Compiled by Kim Cekola

Five Elements of a Great Wireless Ordinance

By Richard Comi and Phillip C. McKenna, AICP, PCP

 

Sturgis Michigan Provides Large-City Service
in Small-Town Atmosphere

 

 

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