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Municipal/County Open SliCe: <br />· how to identify it <br />· how to characterize it <br />· how to prioritize it <br />· how to acquire it <br />· how to fund it <br /> <br /> ", .. we must realize ~f we take <br />the necessary steps to first <br />protect our unique natural <br />resources, quality development, <br />ser~itive to those resources wilt <br />lb/tow and as a result our <br />regions' special character and <br />your quality of l~e wilt be <br />enriched" <br />- Jim Gibbons. Planner <br /> National NEMO Network <br /> <br />Are you involved in Open Space Planning for your community.? <br /> <br />This workshop will highlight a new educational effbrt by the No~hland <br />NEMO Program to assist communities as they plan flor open space. The <br />workshop is intended for municipal and county land use decision- <br />makers, local land trusts ~md other organizations interested in open <br />space planning. The overall philosophy is that through good natural <br />resource-based planning, local jurisdictions can take charge of the <br />f'uture of their community, balancing conservation and development. <br />The workshop will focus on the community process of developing an <br />open space plan and goes over specific tools and techniques for <br />acquiring open space. <br /> <br />Experts on open space planning from the National NEMO Network <br />will present ways communities around the country' are meeting the <br />challenge of presetwing community character while maintaining a <br />healthy economy. <br /> Smart Growth Through Open Space Plm~ning Workshop <br /> Tuesday, March 18, 2003 <br /> Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. <br /> OR <br /> 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. <br /> Place: Scott Co. Government Center <br /> Room A217 <br /> 200 Fourth Ave. West <br /> Shakopee, MN <br /> <br />THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN <br />THE SECRETS OF OPEN SPACE PROTECTION FROM <br />THE NATIONAL NEMO EXPERTS! <br /> <br /> PLEASE iLET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING <br /> SO WE CAN ORDER APPROPRIATE REFRESHMENTS <br /> CALL: <br /> JAY MICHELS OR MIKE ISENSEE <br /> MINNESOTA EROSION CONTROL ASSOCIATION <br /> 651-351-0630 <br /> <br />The Smart Growth Through ()pen Space Planning workshop is co-sponsored by Northland NEMO. the National <br />NEMO Network, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System, and EPA Office of Policy, <br />Economics and Innovation. <br /> <br />Northlm~d NEMO is fimded through the Metropolitan Council, McKnight Foundation :md the EPA's 319 Grant Pmgrasn. <br /> Northland NEMO is a charter member of the National NEMO Network. <br /> <br /> <br />