Government Lawyers Division Continuing Legal Education
Future Offerings
Current Issues in Land Use Law
State Bar of Wisconsin Center
March 15, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Topics include:
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Implications of frac sand mining
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A historical summary of Wisconsin zoning and land use laws
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A "future looking" presentation from the Department of
Natural Resources
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Implications of 2011 Assembly Bill 179, which authorizes cities and
villages to jointly create multi-jurisdictional tax incremental
financing (TIF) districts
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Form-based zoning: One municipality's experience using SmartCode
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Dealing with tax delinquent brownfields
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Tips on enforcing nuisance ordinances and dealing with zoning
issues
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Plus an update on land use legislation and cases
The State Bar of Wisconsin Government Lawyers Division and the
Administrative and Local Government Law Section are cosponsors. The 8
a.m. – 4:30 p.m. program has been
submitted for up to 7.5 CLE credits. A Video replay is scheduled for
April 17 and a webcast is scheduled for May 1. Tuition is $255 and is
included in the cost of the State Bar Ultimate
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online or contact the State Bar at (800) 728-7788 or (608) 257-3838.
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Update: Legal Stakeholders on Funding the Criminal Justice System
The Legal Stakeholders on Funding the Criminal Justice System
convened its second meeting on March 17, 2011. The legal stakeholders
seek to prioritize the many issues and challenges faced by the criminal
justice system. Melanie Swank, Government Lawyers Division President
Elect, and Kathleen Chung, Government Lawyers Division Director,
attended the meeting. More
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