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January/February
Illinois Planning News, Edition 89
Paula Freeze, Editor |
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Illinois State Section Update
By Rob Kowalski, AICP,
ISS Director
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Happy New Year! The Illinois State
Section of the Chapter is looking forward to a great year. In addition
to the ISS Spring conference to be held in Springfield, the Section
plans to sponsor additional Citizen Planner Training Workshops. These
workshops typically offer several presenters speaking on different
topics – typically basic planning and zoning topics geared towards a
citizen planner audience. Dates and locations are still being
determined for future workshops but if you are a downstate planner and
would like to organize a workshop for your community, give someone on
the Board a shout. The Section will advise you on organizing the event
and will sponsor the event to cover costs. Citizen Planner Training
Workshops can be short and simple. Some of the most successful
workshops have only been two hours and held on a weeknight. Your Plan
Commission and Citizen Planners will really appreciate it.
2008 also looks very promising for
getting the Regional Coordinator program off the ground. The Chapter
has divided the state into six Regions and a Regional Coordinator is
assigned to each one (see the map on the website). Regional
Coordinators are responsible for forwarding planning related news
articles from their region to the NewsBLAST! and to keep an active
database of planners, interested citizens and Plan Commissions in
their region. This database can then be used as outreach tools for
conferences and other services offered by the Chapter. Thank you to
all the Regional Coordinators serving the Section!
So, Happy New Year and make your
resolution to become more involved in the Chapter and Section. There
is a spot for you whether its attending a conference, organizing a
conference or serving on the Board. |
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Rob Kowalski, AICP
Assistant Planning Director
102 N. Neil St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217.403.8800
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ILAPA News BLAST!
Illinois Planning News
Official Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Illinois Chapter of the American
Planning Association
http://www.ilapa.org
Paula Freeze, Editor
editor@ilapa.org
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