Community planning workshop scheduled

INDIANAOLIS, IN - “Nitty Gritty II: Getting Good Planning in Your Community,” an advanced workshop for citizen planners, will take place on July 14 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time at the Indiana Farm Bureau building in downtown Indianapolis.

The one-day session will focus on identifying good growth, getting elected officials and citizens involved, retooling comprehensive plans, updating ordinances and other topics related to planning. The workshop is developed for elected officials, plan commissioners and zoning board members, but it is open to anyone interested in the planning process. It provides more in-depth information than previous Nitty Gritty workshops.

Attendance at a previous Nitty Gritty workshop is not required to attend Nitty Gritty II.

For more information or to register online, visit the IFB website at www.infarmbureau.org and click on “Public Policy.” For a paper copy of the registration form, call B.J. Fields at 317-692-7834. Single registration is $80 per person. Local government officials will receive one free registration for every three paid registrations from their office, but each participant must fill out a separate registration form. The deadline to register is July 2.

The Indiana Farm Bureau building is at 225 S. East St., Indianapolis, Ind.

The program is sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau, IUPUI Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association, Indiana Land Resources Council, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service and the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors.