Issue will be delivered by first-class mail. With sidebars highlighting a dozen land trusts from across the country. More and more planning departments are using videotapes to help inform citizens about planning projects and comprehensive plan updates. With sidebars from King Patrick Leonard on keeping to the script, and Bryan Stumpf on using CD-ROMs.
Many people enjoy visiting national parks and other scenic attractions.
A growing number have also decided to pack up and move to the small cities and towns close to these special places. Greg Dale tells how conflicts of interest created a stir in one New England community. With suggestions on how to be proactive in dealing with conflict situations. In increasingly diverse communities, it is essential that all planning board members reach out beyond their ordinary circles of relationships. Elaine Cogan discusses several ways in which commissioners can do this.