Summary: Survey results on a key planning commission responsibility: holding public meetings and hearings. Over the past 24 years, the primary focus of the Planning Commissioners Journal and PlannersWeb.com has been on assisting planning commissioners…
…have for strengthening the working relationship between staff planners and planning commissioners? Merrie Stillpass: I think a good staff report is very valuable to help the commissioners see what the specific issues are, and to…
Summary: Just as we wanted to know what skills planning commissioners found most important in their role, we were interested in learning what professional planners considered most important in their job. Our survey question (which…
…commissioners are planners! Sometimes the questions from the planning commission may seem trivial or common-sense to you, as a planner; but, most planning commission members are not doing your job on a daily basis. Take…
…their planning commission functions, and what they see as their major challenges. Brief reports from planners and planning commissioners in seven quite different communities. Excerpt covers one of the communities featured: With three-foot thick adobe…
…today in response to this question. Planners are properly concerned about social equity. Indeed, the American Planning Association’s Ethical Principles for Planning, states that planners (including planning board members) should: “Strive to give citizens (including…
…home example, so to speak, that I want to mention. Long-time Planning Commissioners Journal (and now PlannersWeb) readers have enjoyed dozens of articles by Elaine Cogan. In case you weren’t aware, Elaine and her husband…
