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Community Development

Mission: 

 To strengthen people’s ability to identify and solve community problems through education, citizen participation, group process and unbiased information – allowing residents to make informed decisions, resulting in better communities.

Goals:

 Improve the area through education in community and economic development, governmental management, natural resource conservation and business management.  
 

 
 

Community Economic Development
 
  • Business district revitalization
  • Green job development
  • Rural and small town survival strategies
 

Passion and Partnerships for Sustainability

Link to video
 

Sustainable Communities and Business
 
  • Sustainable management and planning
  • Energy conservation and renewal energy
 

Government and Nonprofit Development
 
  • Strategic and operational planning
  • Citizen/member participation

Links:

Press Releases:

December 5, 2011 – Building Community Capacity through Broadband
November 4, 2011 – Seasonal Smoke from Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers Poses Health Risk
October 13-2011 – New American Community Survey shows rise in poverty and unemployment; decreased income in Wisconsin  More
children than elderly are living in poverty
June 14, 2011 –  Water Star Program Highlights Communities’ Creative Solutions to Water Resource Challenges
March 3, 2011 – Wisconsin Municipalities Under Fiscal Stress Before Proposed Budget Changes
September 25, 2010 – Wisconsin’s Beautiful Birds
March 1, 2010 – Using Social Networking to Reach New Hunters
December 2009 – New Study Sheds Light on Recreational User Conflicts

UWEX Local Government Center Programs:

  • Local Government Center’s “News and Notices” — bimonthly, the Local Government Center publishes an electronic poster highlighting events scheduled for the near future.  Subscribe to receive notification or click on one of the thumbnail images to view a past issue. 
  • Upcoming LGC WisLine conferences and other workshops:  WisLines
  • Information about the Local Government Center and its programming may be found at http://lgc.uwex.edu. Additional information about UW-Extension local government educational programs may be found at www.govtraining.org.

Staff:

If you have any questions regarding Community Development in Outagamie County, please contact:

Jim ResickJim Resick, Community Development Educator
Outagamie County – UW Extension
3365 W. Brewster St.
Appleton, WI 54914
Phone: 920-832-5122
Wisconsin Relay: 711
Fax: 920-832-4783
Email: james.resick@ces.uwex.edu

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