Community Development

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• 2012 Board of Review Training
• Town Clerks: Financial Report Form Training
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• Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Non-zoning Town Ordinance Regulating Frac Sand Mining
• Wisconsin Counties Magazine Touts LGC’s 20th Anniversary
• Get the Details at the Open Government Laws and Parliamentary Procedure WisLine Series
• Postpone or Table? Parliamentary Procedure Advice
• Better Watch Out for Meeting Notices around the Holidays
• Download Performance Management Manual to Learn Where to Trim Budgets
• Plan Commission Basics Kicks Off 2011 Local Land Use Planning and Zoning WisLine Series

Cooperative Extension Resources

• UW – Extension Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development
• Local Government Center – UW’s Local Government Center offers informational wislines for local officials and interested citizens. A list of monthly sessions is posted on the bulletin board outside the UWEX office in the Pierce County Office Building, or contact (715-273-6781) for more information.
• Center for Community Economic Development – The Center’s website offers a wide variety of useful information including information on the current foreclosure situation in Pierce County.
• Environmental Resources Center
• Center for Land Use Education
• BioEnergy Forum
• Sustainability Team Capacity Center website

Government Websites

• Pierce County Government (includes municipality info)
• Job Center of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources
• Water and Environmental Analysis Lab, UW Stevens Point
• Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment – Stimulus programs and funding information.
• US Census Bureau – Pierce County

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

• Small Business Development Center – Information and counseling for those starting on owning a business. The SBDC and UWEX offer periodic Small Business Counseling Days for one-on-one assistance. Please call (715-273-6781) for more information or to schedule and appointment.
• Pierce County Economic Development Corporation
• Travel Pierce County
• The SCORE Association – Counselor’s to America’s Small Business.
• St. Croix Valley Job Center – Serving the communities of Baldwin, Bay City, Beldenville, Deer Park, East Ellsworth, Ellsworth, Elmwood, Emerald, Glenwood City, Hager CIty, Hammond, Hudson, Maiden Rock, New Richmond, Plum City, Prescott, River Falls, ROberts, Saint Joseph, Somerset, Spring Valley, Star Prairie, WIlson and Woodville.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

• Municipal Energy Planning Workbook

• Foreclosure information

STAFF

The CNRED Agent position is vacant due to funding decisions at this time.

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

Pierce County – UW Extension
Pierce County Office Building
412 West Kinne Street
Box 69
Ellsworth, WI 54011-0069
Phone: 715-273-3531 Ext 6663
Fax: 715-273-6859