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Celebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan

Center for Community Progress

Between 2009-18, the Calhoun and Kalamazoo County land banks created at least 286 full time jobs in construction, lawn care, and property maintenance. Here are a few examples of how land banks in Michigan have helped neighbors and neighborhoods: The median sale price increased 11.5% and the mortgage rate increased 5.6%

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ACTION, DATA, EVOLVE! 3 Ground Breaking Moments from the CPBB (Un)Conference

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

PBB 2.0 – Launch of the PBB Community and the power of it’s users Evolution of the Master Plan: from “implementing PBB” to “using PBB data to make positive change” In 2008, Jon and I had one simple plan: bail out Jefferson County, Colorado from their multi-million dollar deficit. The roots of PBB came to life to fulfill that mission.

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10 Awesome Repurposed Emergency Bunkers

Emergency Management Degree Guide

The hotel opened in 2009 and didn’t provide any luxury amenities such as flat-screen TVs. Interestingly, Mielke has been converting bunkers for more than a decade, and from the sounds of it, he has a lot of material to work with: as of 2009, there were still around 2,000 bunkers in Germany. Image Source.

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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

He was also reelected in 2005 and again in 2009. There are also other city government resources. Michael Patrick McGinn was elected the 52nd mayor of Seattle in November of 2009. You can also get links to local government, such as the city office and several high schools. Top City Government Manager Blogs.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

Steve Pinkerton : He has been the city manager of Manteca, California since 2008. Various contributors to the blog post on local icons, the city, news, and more. Scott Darrington : Although he gave no reason for it, Scott stopped blogging in 2009. News, updates, and future plans are often the topics of posts.